impulsive

1. a. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. Source: opted

2. a. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings. Source: opted

3. a. Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces. Source: opted

4. n. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. Source: opted

5. adj. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus Source: wordnet

6. adj. without forethought Source: wordnet

7. adj. having the power of driving or impelling Source: wordnet

8. adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason Source: wordnet

9. adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

11. Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said offorces. Source: adambom

12. j:100 s. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus s. without forethought Source: ecdict

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