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Impulsive Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Impulsive? [adj] characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [adj] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" [adj] having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" [adj] without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted" [adj] proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Impulsive: arbitrary \| brainish \| capricious \| driving \| dynamic \| dynamical \| hotheaded \| impetuous \| incautious \| madcap \| self-generated \| spontaneous \| tearaway(a) \| unpremeditated \| unprompted \| whimsical Related Terms \| Find terms related to Impulsive: a bit previous \| abrupt \| actuating \| adrift \| advanced \| afloat \| alternating \| amorphous \| animating \| automatic \| blind \| breakneck \| breathless \| brittle \| capricious \| causal \| causative \| changeable \| changeful \| changing \| choppy \| compelling \| compulsive \| conditioned \| corruptible \| deciduous \| desultory \| deviable \| deviating \| deviative \| deviatory \| devil-may-care \| different \| directive \| disorderly \| divaricate \| divergent \| diversified \| diversiform \| dizzy \| driving \| dying \| eccentric \| electrifying \| emotional \| ephemeral \| erose \| erratic \| evanescent \| extemporaneous \| fading \| far ahead \| fast and loose \| fickle \| fitful \| fleeting \| flickering \| flighty \| flitting \| fluctuating \| fly-by-night \| flying \| foolhardy \| forced \| forward \| fragile \| frail \| freakish \| fugacious \| fugitive \| giddy \| half-baked \| half-cocked \| hasty \| headlong \| ill-considered \| immediate \| impatient \| impellent \| impelling \| impermanent \| impetuous \| inconsistent \| inconstant \| indecisive \| inducive \| infirm \| inherent \| innate \| instinctive \| insubstantial \| involuntary \| irregular \| irresolute \| irresponsible \| jagged \| jerky \| libidinal \| madcap \| mazy \| mechanical \| mercurial \| momentary \| moody \| mortal \| motivating \| motivational \| motive \| motley \| moving \| mutable \| natural \| nerve-shattering \| nonconformist \| nondurable \| nonpermanent \| nonstandard \| nonuniform \| not firm \| offhand \| overhasty \| oversoon \| panting \| passing \| perishable \| pluralistic \| precipitant \| precipitate \| precipitous \| precocious \| premature \| pressing \| previous \| pulsive \| quick \| ragged \| rambling \| rash \| reckless \| reflex \| reflexive \| restless \| rough \| roving \| rushed \| scatterbrained \| shapeless \| shifting \| shifty \| shocking \| short-lived \| shuffling \| snap \| spasmodic \| speedy \| spineless \| spontaneous \| sporadic \| spur-of-the-moment \| startling \| subliminal \| sudden \| surprising \| swift \| temporal \| temporary \| thrusting \| too early \| too soon \| transient \| transitive \| transitory \| unaccountable \| unanticipated \| uncertain \| unconscious \| unconsidered \| uncontrolled \| uncrystallized \| undependable \| undisciplined \| undurable \| unenduring \| unequable \| unequal \| uneven \| unexpected \| unfixed \| unforeseen \| unintentional \| unjelled \| unlearned \| unlooked-for \| unmatured \| unmeditated \| unorthodox \| unplanned \| unpredictable \| unpredicted \| unpremeditated \| unprepared \| unprompted \| unreliable \| unrestrained \| unripe \| unsettled \| unstable \| unstable as water \| unstaid \| unsteadfast \| unsteady \| unsystematic \| unthinking \| untimely \| ununiform \| unwilled \| unwilling \| unwitting \| urgent \| vacillating \| vagrant \| variable \| variegated \| variform \| various \| varying \| vicissitudinary \| vicissitudinous \| volatile \| wandering \| wanton \| wavering \| wavery \| wavy \| wayward \| whimsical \| wild \| wishy-washy See Also \| Impulsive In Webster's Dictionary \Impul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. impulsif.] 1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. Poor men! poor papers! We and they Do some impulsive force obey. --Prior. 2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings. My heart, impulsive and wayward. --Longfellow. 3. (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces. \Impul"sive\, n. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. --Sir W. Wotton.

Impulsive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Impulsive?

[adj] characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
[adj] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
[adj] having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
[adj] without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
[adj] proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection"

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Impulsive In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*pul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. impulsif.]
1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an
   impulse; moving; impellent.

         Poor men! poor papers! We and they Do some impulsive
         force obey.                           --Prior.

2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.

         My heart, impulsive and wayward.      --Longfellow.

3. (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous;
   -- said of forces.


\Im*pul"sive\, n.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
--Sir W. Wotton.

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