impressionistic vs instinctive

impressionistic

adj
  • Pertaining to or characterized by impressionism. 

  • Based on subjective reactions or feelings; not systematically researched or arrived at. 

  • Impressible. 

  • Based on impression rather than reason or fact; based on trying to impress somebody rather than trying for accuracy. 

instinctive

adj
  • Related to or prompted by instinct. 

  • Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking. 

How often have the words impressionistic and instinctive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )