'Impulsive' definitions:
Definition of 'impulsive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" [syn: impulsive, unprompted]
adjective
Without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
adjective
Having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" [syn: driving, impulsive]
adjective
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" [syn: capricious, impulsive, whimsical]
adjective
Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]
Definition of 'Impulsive'
From: GCIDE
- Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. impulsif.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. [1913 Webster]
- Poor men! poor papers! We and they Do some impulsive force obey. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings. [1913 Webster]
- My heart, impulsive and wayward. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Impulsive'
From: GCIDE
- Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, n. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. --Sir W. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impulsive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a bit previous,
- abrupt,
- actuating,
- adrift,
- advanced,
- afloat,
- alternating,
- amorphous,
- animating,
- automatic,
- blind,
- breakneck,
- breathless,
- brittle,
- capricious,
- causal,
- causative,
- changeable,
- changeful,
- changing,
- choppy,
- compelling,
- compulsive,
- conditioned,
- corruptible,
- deciduous,
- desultory,
- deviable,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- deviatory,
- devil-may-care,
- different,
- directive,
- disorderly,
- divaricate,
- divergent,
- diversified,
- diversiform,
- dizzy,
- driving,
- dying,
- eccentric,
- electrifying,
- emotional,
- ephemeral,
- erose,
- erratic,
- evanescent,
- extemporaneous,
- fading,
- far ahead,
- fast and loose,
- fickle,
- fitful,
- fleeting,
- flickering,
- flighty,
- flitting,
- fluctuating,
- fly-by-night,
- flying,
- foolhardy,
- forced,
- forward,
- fragile,
- frail,
- freakish,
- fugacious,
- fugitive,
- giddy,
- half-baked,
- half-cocked,
- hasty,
- headlong,
- ill-considered,
- immediate,
- impatient,
- impellent,
- impelling,
- impermanent,
- impetuous,
- inconsistent,
- inconstant,
- indecisive,
- inducive,
- infirm,
- inherent,
- innate,
- instinctive,
- insubstantial,
- involuntary,
- irregular,
- irresolute,
- irresponsible,
- jagged,
- jerky,
- libidinal,
- madcap,
- mazy,
- mechanical,
- mercurial,
- momentary,
- moody,
- mortal,
- motivating,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motley,
- moving,
- mutable,
- natural,
- nerve-shattering,
- nonconformist,
- nondurable,
- nonpermanent,
- nonstandard,
- nonuniform,
- not firm,
- offhand,
- overhasty,
- oversoon,
- panting,
- passing,
- perishable,
- pluralistic,
- precipitant,
- precipitate,
- precipitous,
- precocious,
- premature,
- pressing,
- previous,
- pulsive,
- quick,
- ragged,
- rambling,
- rash,
- reckless,
- reflex,
- reflexive,
- restless,
- rough,
- roving,
- rushed,
- scatterbrained,
- shapeless,
- shifting,
- shifty,
- shocking,
- short-lived,
- shuffling,
- snap,
- spasmodic,
- speedy,
- spineless,
- spontaneous,
- sporadic,
- spur-of-the-moment,
- startling,
- subliminal,
- sudden,
- surprising,
- swift,
- temporal,
- temporary,
- thrusting,
- too early,
- too soon,
- transient,
- transitive,
- transitory,
- unaccountable,
- unanticipated,
- uncertain,
- unconscious,
- unconsidered,
- uncontrolled,
- uncrystallized,
- undependable,
- undisciplined,
- undurable,
- unenduring,
- unequable,
- unequal,
- uneven,
- unexpected,
- unfixed,
- unforeseen,
- unintentional,
- unjelled,
- unlearned,
- unlooked-for,
- unmatured,
- unmeditated,
- unorthodox,
- unplanned,
- unpredictable,
- unpredicted,
- unpremeditated,
- unprepared,
- unprompted,
- unreliable,
- unrestrained,
- unripe,
- unsettled,
- unstable,
- unstable as water,
- unstaid,
- unsteadfast,
- unsteady,
- unsystematic,
- unthinking,
- untimely,
- ununiform,
- unwilled,
- unwilling,
- unwitting,
- urgent,
- vacillating,
- vagrant,
- variable,
- variegated,
- variform,
- various,
- varying,
- vicissitudinary,
- vicissitudinous,
- volatile,
- wandering,
- wanton,
- wavering,
- wavery,
- wavy,
- wayward,
- whimsical,
- wild,
- wishy-washy