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  Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, n.
     That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
     --Sir W. Wotton.
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  Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. impulsif.]
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     1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an
        impulse; moving; impellent.
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              Poor men! poor papers! We and they
              Do some impulsive force obey.         --Prior.
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     2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
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              My heart, impulsive and wayward.      --Longfellow.
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     3. (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous;
        -- said of forces.
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  Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. impulsif.]
     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.

  Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, n.
     That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
     --Sir W. Wotton.

  impulsive
       adj 1: proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external
              stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" [syn: unprompted]
       2: without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an
          impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
       3: having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving
          personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate
          enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" [syn: driving]
       4: 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" [syn: capricious, whimsical]
       5: 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) [syn: hotheaded, impetuous, madcap,
           tearaway(a), brainish]

  impulsive
     Αγγλικά a.
     παρορμητικός, που γίνεται από στιγμιαία παρόρμηση

  impulsive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr impulsif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: impulsiv)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la impulsīvus  voc m s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn impulsiv  def:sg//p)

  impulsive
     a.
     1 Having the power of drive or impelling; giving an impulse; moving;
  impellent.
     2 actuate by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid
  decisions without due consideration.
     3 (lb en mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not
  continuous – said of forces.
     n.
     That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.

  impulsive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr impulsif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: impulsiv)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la impulsīvus  voc m s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn impulsiv  def:sg//p)

  impulsive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr impulsif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: impulsiv)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la impulsīvus  voc m s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn impulsiv  def:sg//p)

  impulsive
     Englanti a.
     impulsiivinen

  impulsive
     a.
     (böjning sv adj impulsiv)

  impulsive
     a.
     (böjning sv adj impulsiv)

  Impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/
  مندفع

  impulsive //ɪmˈpʌlsɪv// 
  1. импулсен 2.
  (mechanics) acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous
   3.
  actuated by impulse or by transient feelings
  2. възбуждащ, задвижващ
  having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
  3. импулсивен
  highly reactive; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/ 
  vznětlivý

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/ 
  impulzivní

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/ 
  impulsivní

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/
  impulsförmig, stoßartig 

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/
  impulsiv, spontan 
     Synonym: unprompted
  
   see: more impulsive, most impulsive
  

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/
  unbesonnen 
     Synonyms: unthinking, rash
  

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/
  
  ορμέμφυτος

  impulsive //ɪmˈpʌlsɪv// 
  1. äkillinen
  (mechanics) acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous
  2. impulsiivinen 2.
  actuated by impulse or by transient feelings
   3.
  having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
  3. impulsiivinen, äkkipikainen
  highly reactive; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/ 
  1. आवेगी
        "Ram is a very impulsive man."

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/
  impulzivan, koji stavlja u pogon, lako uzbudljiv, nagao

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/
  1. ösztönözhetô
  2. fogékony
  3. gerjesztô
  4. impulzív
  5. megfontolás nélküli
  6. felizgatható
  7. ösztönzô
  8. ösztökélô
  9. lobbanékony

  impulsive /impʌlsiv/
  luchthartig, luchtig

  impulsive /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/ 
    impulsywny, żywiołowy

  impulsive /impʌlsiv/
  frívolo, leviano

  impulsive /ɪmpˈʌlsɪv/
  1. düşüncesizce hareket eden
  2. tahrik edici, teşvik edici
  3. (mak.) çok kısa zamanda veya aralıklı olarak tesirini gösteren (kuvvet) impulsively  düşünmeden, birdenbire. impulsiveness  düşünmeden hareket etme.

  
/ʔɪmpʊlˈziːfə/

  
/ˌɪmˈpəɫsɪv/

  238 Moby Thesaurus words for "impulsive":
     a bit previous, abrupt, actuating, adrift, advanced, afloat,
     alternating, amorphous, animating, automatic, blind, breakneck,
     breathless, brittle, capricious, causal, causative, changeable,
     changeful, changing, choppy, compelling, compulsive, conditioned,
     corruptible, deciduous, desultory, deviable, deviating, deviative,
     deviatory, devil-may-care, different, directive, disorderly,
     divaricate, divergent, diversified, diversiform, dizzy, driving,
     dying, eccentric, electrifying, emotional, ephemeral, erose,
     erratic, evanescent, extemporaneous, fading, far ahead,
     fast and loose, fickle, fitful, fleeting, flickering, flighty,
     flitting, fluctuating, fly-by-night, flying, foolhardy, forced,
     forward, fragile, frail, freakish, fugacious, fugitive, giddy,
     half-baked, half-cocked, hasty, headlong, ill-considered,
     immediate, impatient, impellent, impelling, impermanent, impetuous,
     inconsistent, inconstant, indecisive, inducive, infirm, inherent,
     innate, instinctive, insubstantial, involuntary, irregular,
     irresolute, irresponsible, jagged, jerky, libidinal, madcap, mazy,
     mechanical, mercurial, momentary, moody, mortal, motivating,
     motivational, motive, motley, moving, mutable, natural,
     nerve-shattering, nonconformist, nondurable, nonpermanent,
     nonstandard, nonuniform, not firm, offhand, overhasty, oversoon,
     panting, passing, perishable, pluralistic, precipitant,
     precipitate, precipitous, precocious, premature, pressing,
     previous, pulsive, quick, ragged, rambling, rash, reckless, reflex,
     reflexive, restless, rough, roving, rushed, scatterbrained,
     shapeless, shifting, shifty, shocking, short-lived, shuffling,
     snap, spasmodic, speedy, spineless, spontaneous, sporadic,
     spur-of-the-moment, startling, subliminal, sudden, surprising,
     swift, temporal, temporary, thrusting, too early, too soon,
     transient, transitive, transitory, unaccountable, unanticipated,
     uncertain, unconscious, unconsidered, uncontrolled, uncrystallized,
     undependable, undisciplined, undurable, unenduring, unequable,
     unequal, uneven, unexpected, unfixed, unforeseen, unintentional,
     unjelled, unlearned, unlooked-for, unmatured, unmeditated,
     unorthodox, unplanned, unpredictable, unpredicted, unpremeditated,
     unprepared, unprompted, unreliable, unrestrained, unripe,
     unsettled, unstable, unstable as water, unstaid, unsteadfast,
     unsteady, unsystematic, unthinking, untimely, ununiform, unwilled,
     unwilling, unwitting, urgent, vacillating, vagrant, variable,
     variegated, variform, various, varying, vicissitudinary,
     vicissitudinous, volatile, wandering, wanton, wavering, wavery,
     wavy, wayward, whimsical, wild, wishy-washy
  
  

  a. 冲动的,受感情驱使的,任性的;

     a. 冲动的,受感情驱使的,任性的