Thesaurus: impulsive

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1. a. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
2. a. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
3. a. Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.
4. n. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
5. adj. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
6. adj. without forethought
7. adj. having the power of driving or impelling
8. adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
9. adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
10. 1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. Poor men! poor papers! We and they Do some impulsive force obey. Prior. 2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings. My heart, impulsive and wayward. Longfellow. 3. (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. Sir W. Wotton.
11. Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said offorces.
12. j:100 s. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus s. without forethought