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1. (adj.) impulsive
actuated or swayed by impulse:
an impulsive action.
2. impulsive
characterized by impulsion:
impulsive forces.
3. impulsive
inciting to action.
4. impulsive
(of a force) acting momentarily; not continuous.
Etymology: (1545–55; late ME < ML)
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| Definition of 'impulsive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) impulsive, unprompted
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
"an impulsive gesture of affection"
2. (adj) impulsive
without forethought
"letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
3. (adj) driving, impulsive
having the power of driving or impelling
"a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
4. (adj) capricious, impulsive, whimsical
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"
5. (adj) hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish
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)
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1. (adjective) impulsive
likely to do things without thinking about them first
Are you an impulsive person?
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| Definition of 'impulsive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) impulsive
having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
2. (adj) impulsive
actuated by impulse or by transient feelings
3. (adj) impulsive
acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces
4. (noun) impulsive
that which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent
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Sense: done, or likely to act, suddenly, without careful thought
an impulsive action; You're far too impulsive!
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 Afrikaans: impulsief |
 Arabic: نَزوي، مُتَهَوِّر، نَزِق |
 Bulgarian: импулсивен |
 Brazilian: impulsivo |
 Czech: nutkavý; vznětlivý |
 German: impulsiv |
 Danish: impulsiv |
 Greek: αυθόρμητος, παρορμητικός |
 Spanish: impulsivo |
 Estonian: impulsiivne |
 Farsi: هوسی؛ ویری |
 Finnish: impulsiivinen |
 French: impulsif |
 Hebrew: אִימפּוּלסִיבִי |
 Hindi: आवेगी |
 Croatian: impulzivan |
 Hungarian: lobbanékony |
 Indonesian: impulsif |
 Icelandic: hvatvís, fljóthuga |
 Italian: impulsivo |
 Japanese: 衝動的な |
 Korean: 충동적인 |
 Lithuanian: impulsyvus |
 Latvian: impulsīvs |
 Malay: mengikut gerakan hati |
 Dutch: impulsief |
 Norwegian: impulsiv, spontan |
 Polish: impulsywny |
 Persian: هوسی؛ ویری |
 Pashto: دخوځوونكى، پورى وهو نكى، |
 Portuguese: impulsivo |
 Romanian: impulsiv; nechibzuit |
 Russian: импульсивный |
 Slovak: impulzívny, konajúci bez |
 Slovenian: nepremišljen |
 Serbian: impulsivan |
 Swedish: impulsiv |
 Thai: หุนหันพลันแล่น |
 Turkish: düşüncesiz |
 Taiwanese: 衝動的 |
 Ukrainian: імпульсивний; спонукальни |
 Urdu: وقتی تحریک پر مبنی |
 Vietnamese: hấp tấp |
 Chinese: 冲动的 |
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