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impulsive definition
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Grep of noun impulsive impulsiveness Overview of adj impulsive The adj impulsive has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. impulsive, unprompted -- (proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection") 2. impulsive -- (without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted") 3. driving, impulsive -- (having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force") 4. 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") 5. 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)) Antonyms of adj impulsive 5 senses of impulsive Sense 1 impulsive, unprompted INDIRECT (VIA spontaneous) -> induced Sense 2 impulsive INDIRECT (VIA unpremeditated) -> premeditated Sense 3 driving, impulsive INDIRECT (VIA dynamic) -> undynamic, adynamic Sense 4 capricious, impulsive, whimsical INDIRECT (VIA arbitrary) -> nonarbitrary, unarbitrary Sense 5 hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(postnominal), brainish INDIRECT (VIA incautious) -> cautious Similarity of adj impulsive 5 senses of impulsive Sense 1 impulsive, unprompted => spontaneous (vs. induced), self-generated Sense 2 impulsive => unpremeditated (vs. premeditated) Sense 3 driving, impulsive => dynamic (vs. undynamic), dynamical Sense 4 capricious, impulsive, whimsical => arbitrary (vs. nonarbitrary) Sense 5 hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(postnominal), brainish => incautious (vs. cautious) Attributes of adj impulsive Familiarity of adj impulsive impulsive used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj impulsive impulsive Overview of adj impulsive The adj impulsive has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. impulsive, unprompted -- (proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection") 2. impulsive -- (without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted") 3. driving, impulsive -- (having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force") 4. 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") 5. 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))
impulsive definition
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