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- DictionaryIm·pul·sive/imˈpəlsiv/
adjective
- 1. acting or done without forethought: "they had married as young impulsive teenagers"
- 2. acting as an impulse: "the approaching waves contain an impulsive component"
1. a. : arising from an impulse. an impulsive decision. b. : prone to act on impulse. an impulsive young man. 2. : acting momentarily. 3. : having the power of or actually driving or impelling. impulsively adverb. impulsiveness noun. impulsivity. im-ˌpəl-ˈsi-və-tē. noun. Synonyms. besetting. compulsive. driven. obsessional.
C2. showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have: Don't be so impulsive - think before you act. an impulsive man/ decision / gesture. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Doing things without fear or proper thought. act of bravado.
adjective. characterized by actions based on sudden desires, whims, or inclinations rather than careful thought. an impulsive man. based on emotional impulses or whims; spontaneous. an impulsive kiss. forceful, inciting, or impelling. (of physical forces) acting for a short time; not continuous.
happening or arising without apparent external cause. adjective. having the power of driving or impelling. “an impulsive force” synonyms: driving. dynamic, dynamical. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality.
(of people or their behaviour) acting suddenly without thinking carefully about what might happen because of what you are doing synonym impetuous, rash. an impulsive decision/gesture. You're so impulsive! He has an impulsive nature. He told me not to be impulsive but to think it over. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
1 day ago · characterized by actions based on sudden desires, whims, or inclinations rather than careful thought. an impulsive man. 2. based on emotional impulses or whims; spontaneous. an impulsive kiss. 3. forceful, inciting, or impelling. 4. (of physical forces) acting for a short time; not continuous.
1. characterized by actions based on sudden desires, whims, or inclinations rather than careful thought: an impulsive man. 2. based on emotional impulses or whims; spontaneous: an impulsive kiss. 3. forceful, inciting, or impelling. 4. (General Physics) (of physical forces) acting for a short time; not continuous. 5.
