"impactful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪmpæktfəl/, /ɪmˈpæktfəl/ Forms: more impactful [comparative], most impactful [superlative]
Etymology: From impact + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|impact|ful|pos=adjective}} impact + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} impactful (comparative more impactful, superlative most impactful)
  1. Having impact. Synonyms: effectual, impactive, consequential, significant, eventful Derived forms: impactfully, impactfulness Translations (having impact): důsažný [masculine] (Czech), vaikuttava (Finnish), tehoava (Finnish), percutant (French), wpływowy (Polish), skuteczny (Polish), impactante (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-impactful-en-adj-5yICSZDE Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1982, S. E. Taylor, S. C. Thompson, “Stalking the Elusive 'Vividness' Effect”, in Psychological Bulletin, volume 89, number 2, page 155",
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