Of, pertaining to, possessing, or caused by impact.
1880, W. S. Barnard, "Protoplasmic Dynamics," The American Naturalist, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 237:It is necessary to distinguish all forces sharply into two groups: 1, the attractional (gravity, adhesion, cohesion, chemism), and 2, the impactive or momentum forces of masses, molecules and atoms.
1970, Kent Kirby, "Art, Technology and the Liberal Arts College," Art Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, p. 330:Along with this revolution has come another, quieter and more subtle, but perhaps more impactive and ultimately more dynamic in its potential for change.