impressionistically

adv

impressionistically

adv

Etymology From impressionistic + -ally.

1

In an impressionistic manner.

I make no claim to understanding it, I treat it merely impressionistically.1909, William James, A Pluralistic Universe:
Bertha's description of her as having flat red hair, a receding chin and long ear-rings was impressionistically accurate.1914, Ada Leverson, Bird of Paradise:

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Separation Sunday and The Sunset Tree both work because their story cycles are composed not with conventional conflict-and-resolution plot mechanics but of emotional snapshots that work together impressionistically.2005 May 27, Keith Harris, “Wish That I Knew What I Know Now”, in Chicago Reader:

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