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impulsive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | capricious, whimsical |
| Derivation | impulsiveness |
impulsive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | driving |
| Derivation | impel |
an impulsive force.
impulsive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unprompted |
| Derivation | impulsiveness |
an impulsive gesture of affection.
impulsive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | impulsiveness |
letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted.
Examples of impulsive
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You can be impulsive, less from immaturity than from desperation and exhaustion.
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Impulsive behavior can be dangerous if you don't consider all possible outcomes.
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If you are an impulsive shopper, don't be a frequent visitor of the local malls.
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My son has been impulsive and had difficulty following rules since kindergarten.
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Whereas Luke is impulsive and sometimes dim-witted, Gould is a member of Mensa.
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I tend to make impulsive decisions but they usually seem to work out just fine.
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The new Orion was highly impulsive, often doing and trying things he shouldn't.
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Like Homer, we repeatedly get in trouble because of poor and impulsive decisions.
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I admit though, that one or two incidents of impulsive behavior served me well.
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- Proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection"
- Without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
- Driving: having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
- Capricious: 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"
- Hotheaded: 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)
- (impulsively) impetuously: in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets it"
- "Impulsive" is a song recorded by Wilson Phillips and was the third single released from their debut album Wilson Phillips. Written by Clif Magness and Steve Kipner, it was released in 1990 and reached #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. ...
- (Impulsions) Impulsion is the pushing power (thrust) of a horse, which comes from his desire to move powerfully forward with energy. However, speed does not create impulsion, and a rushing horse is more likely to be "flat" than impulsive. ...
- Impulsivity (or impulsiveness) is a personality trait characterized by the inclination of an individual to initiate behavior without adequate forethought as to the consequences of their actions, acting on the spur of the moment. ...
