impulse
Roget category 612
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.1. Volition in general
›› 5.1.1. Acts of volition
#612.
Impulse
noun
impulse,
sudden thought —
impromptu,
improvisation —
inspiration,
flash,
spurt.
improvisatore† —
creature of impulse.
verb
flash on the mind.
say what comes uppermost —
improvise,
extemporize.
adjective
extemporaneous,
impulsive,
indeliberate† —
snap —
improvised,
improvisate†,
improvisatory† —
unpremeditated,
unmeditated —
improvise —
unprompted,
unguided —
natural,
unguarded —
spontaneous
etc.
(voluntary)
600 —
instinctive
etc.
601.
adverb
extempore,
extemporaneously —
offhand,
impromptu,
a limproviste [Fr.] —
improviso† —
on the spur of the moment,
on the spur of the occasion.
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