impulsive adj

1 proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" [syn: unprompted]

2 without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"

3 having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" [syn: driving]

4 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" [syn: capricious, whimsical]

5 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) [syn: hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]

English

Adjective

1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
3. Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.

Related terms

• impulse
• impulsion
• impulsively
• impulsiveness
• impulsor

Translations

• Dutch: impulsief, impulsieve
• Finnish: impulsiivinen, mielijohteesta toimiva
• French: impulsif
• Italian: impulsivo (1,2,3)
• Spanish: impulsivo
• German: impulsiv

References

Century 1911}}

Italian

Adjective

impulsive p

Impulsive may refer to:

• Impulsive (song)
• Impulsiveness
• Impulsion

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