Startling vs Impressive - What's the difference?
startling | impressive | Related terms |
Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
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, year=2011
, date=September 27
, author=Alistair Magowan
, title=Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
Capable of being impressed.
appealing
Startling is a related term of impressive.
As adjectives the difference between startling and impressive
is that startling is likely to startle; surprising; shocking while impressive is making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.As a verb startling
is .startling
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(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.}}
