impulsive
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impulsive
- /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus.
adjective more impulsive · most impulsive
- Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some impulsive force obey.
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Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
my heart, impulsive and wayward
Similar: hasty, precipitant, rash, impetuous
- Of a force, acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous.
noun impulsives
- That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. Notwithstanding all which Motives and impulsives , Sir Thomas Overbury refused to be sent abroad , with such terms
- One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: impetuous, madcap, capricious, tearaway, hotheaded, brainish, dynamic, whimsical, dynamical, unpremeditated, spontaneous, incautious, arbitrary, unprompted, driving, self-generated
Translations
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adj having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
| Español | impulsivo |
|---|---|
| Português | impulsivo, impelente, impulsor |
| Français | impulsif |
| Italiano | impulsivo |
| Română | impulsiv |
| Русский | импульси́вный impulʹsívnyj |
adj actuated by impulse or by transient feelings
| Español | impulsivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 충동적인 chungdongjeogin |
| 中文 | 衝動 /冲动 chōngdòng |
| Português | impulsivo |
| Français | impulsif |
| Deutsch | impulsiv |
| Italiano | impulsivo |
| Română | impulsiv |
| Русский | импульси́вный impulʹsívnyj |
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