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Showing words for IMPULSIVE using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Impulsive
[1] actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
[2] having the power or effect of impelling; characterized by impulsion: impulsive forces.
[3] inciting to action: the impulsive effects of a revolutionary idea.
[4] Mechanics . (of forces) acting momentarily; not continuous.
[5] characterized by actions based on sudden desires, whims, or inclinations rather than careful thought an impulsive man
[6] based on emotional impulses or whims; spontaneous an impulsive kiss
[7] forceful, inciting, or impelling
[8] (of physical forces) acting for a short time; not continuous
[9] (of a sound) brief, loud, and having a wide frequency range
Words related to Impulsive
impetuous, offhand, hasty, violent, abrupt, instinctive, passionate, spontaneous, ad-lib, automatic, careless, devil-may-care, emotional, extemporaneous, flaky, headlong, intuitive, involuntary, mad, precipitate
Words nearby Impulsive
impulse, impulse buying, impulse control disorder, impulse turbine, impulsion, impulsive, impulsive obsession, impundulu, impunity, impure, impure flutter
Origin of Impulsive
1375–1425 for an earlier sense; 1545–55 for current senses; late Middle English impulsif < Medieval Latin impulsīvus. See impulse, -ive
Words that may be confused with Impulsive
compulsive, impulsive, impetuous, (see, synonym, study, at, impetuous)
Other words from Impulsive
im·pul·sive·ly , adverb
im·pul·sive·ness , im·pul·siv·i·ty , noun
non·im·pul·sive , adjective
non·im·pul·sive·ly , adverb
non·im·pul·sive·ness , noun
un·im·pul·sive , adjective
un·im·pul·sive·ly , adverb
im•pul′ sive•ness null n.
Synonyms for Impulsive
abrupt, hasty, impetuous, instinctive, offhand, passionate, spontaneous, violent, ad-lib, automatic, careless, devil-may-care, emotional, extemporaneous, flaky, gone off deep end, headlong, hot-and-cold, intuitive, involuntary, jumping the gun, mad, precipitate, quick, rash, sudden, swift, unconsidered, unexpected, unmeditated, unpredictable, unpremeditated, unprompted, up-and-down, winging it