impulsive
im·pul·sive
adjective
1.
2.
without forethought
- “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”
3.
4.
5.
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”
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus.
Phrases
- impulsive speech
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