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KK Pronunciation

〔 ImˋpʌlsIv 〕

Pronunciation

〔 imˊpʌlsiv 〕


Overview of adj impulsive

The adj impulsive has 5 senses


  • impulsive, unprompted -- (proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection")

  • impulsive -- (without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted")

  • driving, impulsive -- (having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force")

  • capricious, impulsive, whimsical -- (determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions")

  • hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish -- (characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic))