Dictionary Check: impulsive

"impulsive" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 21 points

Definition

adjective

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

Example: "an impulsive gesture of affection"
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adjective

without forethought

Example: "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
adjective

having the power of driving or impelling

Example: "a driving personal ambition"
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adjective

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

Example: "a capricious refusal"
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adjective

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

Example: "a hotheaded decision"

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