impulsive
Collocations
3ADJ.
brash, done, impatient, little, used
VERB + IMPULSIVE
isn't, sense, time
IMPULSIVE + NOUN
behaviour, buyer, thing, wayward
Definitions
adj
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some impulsive force obey.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
my heart, impulsive and wayward
Americans are not libertarians in the Cato Institute sense of the word, but they are folk libertarians in this sense of impulsive behaviour, which is a feature of American life that anyone who wants to govern the United States, Democratic or Republican, has to be aware of.
Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.
noun
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
Synonyms
adjective — characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or delibera
adjective — determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by neces
- capricious
- whimsical
adjective — having the power of driving or impelling
adjective — proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external
- unprompted
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some impulsive force obey.
Wiktionarymy heart, impulsive and wayward
WiktionaryAmericans are not libertarians in the Cato Institute sense of the word, but they are folk libertarians in this sense of impulsive behaviour, which is a feature of American life that anyone who wants t
WiktionaryNotwithstanding all which Motives and impulsives , Sir Thomas Overbury refused to be sent abroad , with such terms
WiktionaryTom is an impulsive buyer.
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