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impactive

[ im-pak-tiv ]

adjective

  1. caused by impact:

    impactive pain.

  2. compelling or impressive:

    He was deeply moved by the impactive force of the performance.



impactive

/ ɪˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a physical impact
  2. making a strong impression
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of impactive1

First recorded in 1930–35; impact + -ive
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"I can't tell you how impactive it was, it was amazing," said the detective.

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Impactive Capital has nominated four directors to the board of Envestnet Inc , a U.S. vendor of software that helps manage investments, in a push to improve its financial performance, the hedge fund told Reuters on Wednesday.

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Impactive Capital, which holds a 7.5% stake in Envestnet, nominated two men and two women, including its co-founder Lauren Taylor Wolfe, to Envestnet's board.

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Impactive Capital said it unveiled the challenge to Envestnet after its attempt to negotiate just one spot on the company's board for Wolfe was unsuccessful.

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In its statement, Impactive Capital cited poor profit margins and bad capital allocation among the reasons for Envestnet's underperformance.

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