Is impactful even a word?

Mr.Slant · September 10, 2009, 1:57pm

Here’s a quote for you:

Judges said that UCS “provides a unified platform for hardware and networking that radically reduces the number of devices requiring setup, management, power and cooling, and cabling. … This offering will be hugely impactful in the marketplace.”

Is impactful actually a freaking word?
I was skeptical of ‘impact’ turning into a verb, but this sounds stupid to me.

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Giles · September 10, 2009, 1:59pm

Yes. It may not be a good wood, or the best word in that context, but it’s a word. It’s even regularly formed according to the rules of standard English.

Exapno_Mapcase · September 10, 2009, 2:30pm

It’s been in use for at least 40 years.

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Is impactful even a word?

Here’s a quote for you:

Judges said that UCS “provides a unified platform for hardware and networking that radically reduces the number of devices requiring setup, management, power and cooling, and cabling. … This offering will be hugely impactful in the marketplace.”

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