English dictionary
impulsive
adjectivePronunciation
ɪmˈpʌlsɪv
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
adjective
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
adjective
- having the power of driving or impelling
adjective
- without forethought
adjective
- proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
Example sentences
a hotheaded decision
liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
an impetuous display of spending and gambling
madcap escapade
a capricious refusal
authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
the victim of whimsical persecutions
a driving personal ambition
the driving force was his innate enthusiasm
an impulsive force
letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted
an impulsive gesture of affection