Words with a similar base: impulsive

'impulsive'
[impulsive.s.01] as in: proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

Examples:
an impulsive gesture of affection


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'impulsive'
[impulsive.s.02] as in: without forethought

Examples:
letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted


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'impulsive'
[driving.s.01] as in: having the power of driving or impelling

Examples:
a driving personal ambition
the driving force was his innate enthusiasm
an impulsive force


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'impulsive'
[capricious.s.02] as in: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

Examples:
a capricious refusal
authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
the victim of whimsical persecutions


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'impulsive'
[hotheaded.s.02] as in: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)

Examples:
a hotheaded decision
liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
an impetuous display of spending and gambling
madcap escapades


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