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/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
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ɪmˈpʌlsɪv
Adjective
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
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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.
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my heart, impulsive and wayward
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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.
Of a force, acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous.
Noun
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
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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.
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proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
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an impulsive gesture of affection
without forethought
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letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted
having the power of driving or impelling
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a driving personal ambition
the driving force was his innate enthusiasm
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an impulsive force
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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a capricious refusal
authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
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the victim of whimsical persecutions
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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a hotheaded decision
liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
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an impetuous display of spending and gambling
madcap escapade