impulsive, adj.
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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brainish hotheaded impetuous impulsive madcap tearaway
sample sentences
"a hotheaded decision""liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"
"an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
"madcap escapades"
(`brainish' is archaic)
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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capricious impulsive whimsical
sample sentences
"a capricious refusal""authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"
"the victim of whimsical persecutions"
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having the power of driving or impelling
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
driving impulsive
sample sentences
"a driving personal ambition""the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"
"an impulsive force"
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without forethought
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impulsive
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"letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
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proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
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impulsive unprompted
sample sentences
"an impulsive gesture of affection"
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