impulsive
impulsive is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 33 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings. My heart, impulsive and wayward. Longfellow.
- 2.(Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.
- 3.That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. Sir W. Wotton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- comes
- creature
- extemporaneous
- extempore
- extemporize
- flash
- impromptu
- improvisate
- improvisation
- improvisatore
- improvisatory
- improvise
- improviso
- impulse
- indeliberate
- inspiration
- instinctive
- mind
- moment
- natural
- occasion
- offhand
- say
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur
- spurt
- sudden
- the
- thought
- uppermost
- voluntary
- what
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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