impulsive

impulsive has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• a.. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
• a.. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
• a.. Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.
• n.. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
• a.. 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)
• a.. 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"
• a.. having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
• a.. without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
• a.. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection"