An impressionable youngster. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Those years from 18 to 25 are "called the impressionable years - it's the most important time for developing political and economic views," she said. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Even just after they develop their adult brains, they are highly impressionable, which is why confirmations and bar mitzvahs etc are all held at about that time. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
So his son was once an "impressionable" little kid that by your words turned into a "mouthy" 14 year old. From Wordnik.com. [Give Tina Hill The Sam Malone Treatment] Reference
He is very "impressionable," and I am convinced at the time he was quite sincere in his appreciation. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861] Reference
These groups believe that ideas like feminism and fields like peace studies are too controversial for "impressionable" college students. From Wordnik.com. [CampusProgress.org] Reference
Contrary to Thomas 'claim, there is no evidence that Haggard's newly disclosed male partner was any more "impressionable" than the average twentysomething woman. From Wordnik.com. [Truth Wins Out » Blog] Reference
Kids which are "impressionable" What they fail to realize is the kids of 20 years ago have grown up and are adults now that do need a predetermined moral compass. From Wordnik.com. [G4 TV - TheFeed] Reference
Mr Wright said the "impressionable" boys were not only fascinated by the Columbine massacre but by the Oklahoma city bombings, carried out by Timothy McVeigh on April. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
"They are so impressionable at that age," he says. From Wordnik.com. [B] Reference
"You're talking about young, impressionable people.". From Wordnik.com. [Police seek help in Md. woman's death] Reference
You know how impressionable I am to every wave of sound. From Wordnik.com. [Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World] Reference
A young, impressionable boy was captured and brainwashed. From Wordnik.com. [Nigeria’s Big Man] Reference
This tale has a profound effect on impressionable Hailey. From Wordnik.com. [Monster] Reference
These were powerful images for an impressionable youngster. From Wordnik.com. [Living In The Shadows Of Giants] Reference
The people of every country are doubtless impressionable and easily excited. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
And presumably, much of it will be unfit for the innocent and impressionable. From Wordnik.com. [THE ART OF IDIOCY] Reference
Children's psyches combine an amazing resilience with an impressionable fragility. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Prudence L. Gourguechon: Madgirl: What Happened to Sally's Psychoanalysis on Mad Men ?] Reference
School is now back in session, and our children's minds are impressionable vessels. From Wordnik.com. [Irene Monroe: Why Johnny can't think critically] Reference
The next stage is the press, most impressionable at buzzfests like Sundance or Cannes. From Wordnik.com. [The Buzz Machine] Reference
Unlike "And Tango Makes Three," it's hardly a book addressed to impressionable children. From Wordnik.com. [Lolita At 50, And Forever Young] Reference
MTV is clearly nervous about how "Famous Face" might affect its impressionable audience. From Wordnik.com. [ABSOLUTELY THE PITTS] Reference
It is during this impressionable age that all these truths can be so well indoctrinated. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
How sweet a privilege to build up this uncultured soul, to mould her impressionable spirit!. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
For the young and impressionable Monica, the sisters were not only close family but role models. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter's Secrets] Reference
A few bad experiences in an impressionable pooch can progress to a lifelong fear of other Fidos. From Wordnik.com. [Sophia Yin: Dog Park Etiquette] Reference
Lushly visionary, they imprinted on my retinas (and my impressionable mind) with psychedelic potency. From Wordnik.com. [The Holy Mythmaker] Reference
An integrated program aimed at impressionable children was too much for the good people of Mississippi. From Wordnik.com. [‘Sesame Street’] Reference
I had never been an impressionable girl as far as men were concerned — I was not an impressionable woman. From Wordnik.com. [How to Cook Husbands] Reference
What happens to an impressionable young brain when it spends so much time exposed to a fast-paced visual medium?. From Wordnik.com. [Too Much Information?] Reference
Aren't they, in some way, influencing impressionable minds to take a position that isn't "right" or "good for them"?. From Wordnik.com. [Pitch Man] Reference
WHY: Doe-eyed and headed to a convent, Manon is an impressionable young lady taking her first journey in a carriage. From Wordnik.com. [Nicole Campoy-Leffler: Sing To Me: Il Postino, Manon, Cosi Fan Tutte] Reference
Artists, which was delivered by George Custance, R.A., nor did it prevent the lecturer from fascinating the impressionable girl. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
Marketers have seized on these preternaturally frantic kids because it's an opportunity to lock in highly impressionable consumers. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Tweens] Reference
The sale of eggs would expose poor, impressionable women (suborned by evil men) to a temptation their weak natures could not resist. From Wordnik.com. [In the name of purity, public funds are wasted on the rich] Reference
As an impressionable 14-year-old who grew up in a middle-class home, the Minneapolis native was befriended by a young man at a party. From Wordnik.com. ['This Could Be Your Kid'] Reference
Perceptive and impressionable like a real 11-year-old, the virtual boy watches, listens and learns -- recognizing and responding to you. From Wordnik.com. [TEDTalks: Peter Molyneux Demos Milo, the Virtual Boy] Reference
I know what you're thinking: what kind of sick father lets his impressionable young son call people dorks because of the shoes they wear?. From Wordnik.com. [Make. It. Stop.] Reference
Precocious and impressionable, Scooter maps the territory precisely and evocatively, as when he speaks of the "magnoliawhite eaves" of campus buildings. From Wordnik.com. [An Old Grad Aces The Course] Reference
Though Will's belief that Singer's ideas will not be accepted is comforting, it still scares me to know that this man is teaching his philosophy to impressionable students. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
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