impulsive

Meanings

Plural: impulsives

Adjective Satellite

• 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
  • "an impulsive force"
• determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
• characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)
  • "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"

Adj

• Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
• Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
• Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.

Noun

• That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
• One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.

Synonyms

brainish, capricious, driving, hasty, hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, precipitant, rash, tearaway, unprompted, whimsical

Related Words

impulse, impulsion, impulsively, impulsiveness, impulsor, impulsory

Anagrams of impulsive