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impulsive
adjective
1 impulsive
Proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus:
— An impulsive gesture of affection.
synonym: unprompted.
Roget 615:
impulsive,
motive;
suasive,
suasory†,
persuasive,
persuasory†,
hortative,
hortatory;
protreptical†;
inviting,
tempting,
etc.
v.;
suasive,
suasory†;
seductive,
attractive;
fascinating
etc.
(pleasing)
829;
provocative
etc.
(exciting)
824.
induced
etc.
v.;
disposed;
persuadable
etc.
(docile)
602;
spellbound;
instinct with,
smitten with,
infatuated;
inspired
etc.
v.;
by.
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Roget 601:
necessary,
needful
etc.
(requisite)
630.
fated;
destined
etc.
v.;
elect;
spellbound compulsory
etc.
(compel)
744;
uncontrollable,
inevitable,
unavoidable,
irresistible,
irrevocable,
inexorable;
avoidless†,
resistless.
involuntary,
instinctive,
automatic,
blind,
mechanical;
unconscious,
unwitting,
unthinking;
unintentional
etc.
(undesigned)
621;
impulsive
etc.
612.
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Roget 477:
intuitive,
instinctive,
impulsive;
independent of reason,
anterior to reason;
gratuitous,
hazarded;
unconnected.
unreasonable,
illogical,
false,
unsound,
invalid;
unwarranted,
not following;
inconsequent,
inconsequential;
inconsistent;
absonous†,
absonant†;
unscientific;
untenable,
inconclusive,
incorrect;
fallacious,
fallible;
groundless,
unproved;
non sequitur [Lat.],
it does not follow.
deceptive,
sophistical,
jesuitical;
illusive,
illusory;
specious,
hollow,
plausible,
ad captandum [Lat.],
evasive;
irrelevant
etc.
10.
weak,
feeble,
poor,
flimsy,
loose,
vague.
irrational;
nonsensical
etc.
(absurd)
497.
foolish
etc.
(imbecile)
499;
frivolous,
pettifogging,
quibbling;
finespun†,
overrefined†.
at the end of one's tether,
au bout de son latin.
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Roget 276:
impelling
etc.
v.;
impulsive,
impellent†;
booming;
dynamic,
dynamical;
impelled
etc.
v..
Roget 612:
extemporaneous,
impulsive,
indeliberate†;
snap;
improvised,
improvisate†,
improvisatory†;
unpremeditated,
unmeditated;
improvise;
unprompted,
unguided;
natural,
unguarded;
spontaneous
etc.
(voluntary)
600;
instinctive
etc.
601.
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Polish: spontaniczny
2 impulsive
Without forethought.
Polish: impulsywny, odruchowy
3 impulsive
Having the power of driving or impelling:
— An impulsive force.
synonym: driving.
4 impulsive
Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.
synonyms: capricious, whimsical.
5 impulsive
Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation:
— Liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers.
synonyms: brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway.
Roget 825:
excitable,
easily excited,
in an excitable state;
high-strung;
irritable
etc.
(irascible)
901;
impatient,
intolerant.
feverish,
febrile,
hysterical;
delirious,
mad,
moody,
maggoty-headed.
unquiet,
mercurial,
electric,
galvanic,
hasty,
hurried,
restless,
fidgety,
fussy;
chafing
etc.
v..
startlish†,
mettlesome,
high-mettled†,
skittish.
vehement,
demonstrative,
violent,
wild,
furious,
fierce,
fiery,
hot-headed,
madcap.
overzealous,
enthusiastic,
impassioned,
fanatical;
rabid
etc.
(eager)
865.
rampant,
clamorous,
uproarious,
turbulent,
tempestuous,
tumultuary†,
boisterous.
impulsive,
impetuous,
passionate;
uncontrolled,
uncontrollable;
ungovernable,
irrepressible,
stanchless†,
inextinguishable,
burning,
simmering,
volcanic,
ready to burst forth,
volatile.
excited,
exciting
etc.
824.
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Roget 863:
rash,
incautious,
indiscreet;
imprudent,
improvident,
temerarious;
uncalculating†;
heedless;
careless
etc.
(neglectful)
460;
without ballast,
heels over head,
head over heels;
giddy
etc.
(inattentive)
458;
wanton,
reckless,
wild,
madcap;
desperate,
devil-may-care.
hot-blooded,
hotheaded,
hotbrained†;
headlong,
headstrong;
breakneck;
foolhardy;
harebrained;
precipitate,
impulsive.
overconfident,
overweening;
venturesome,
venturous;
adventurous,
Quixotic,
fire eating,
cavalier;
janty†,
jaunty,
free and easy.
off one's guard
etc.
(inexpectant)
508†.
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Polish: impulsywny, popędliwy, porywczy, gwałtowny
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