Dictionary Entry
impulsive
impulsive is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 21 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
- 2adjective
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
- 3adjective
Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.
- 4noun
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
- 5adjective
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
"a hotheaded decision"
"liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"
- 6adjective
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
"a capricious refusal"
"authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"
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- 7adjective
having the power of driving or impelling
"a driving personal ambition"
"the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"
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- 8adjective
without forethought
"letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
- 9adjective
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
"an impulsive gesture of affection"
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