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say it: im-PUHL-siv
impulsive is an adjective meaning "proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus". It carries 5 recorded senses.
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”
having the power of driving or impelling
“a driving personal ambition”
“the driving force was his innate enthusiasm”
“an impulsive force”
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for impulsive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.