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(satellite adjective) without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted" |
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(satellite adjective) proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" |
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Synonyms: unprompted |
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(satellite adjective) 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) |
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Synonyms: brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: capricious, whimsical |
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(satellite adjective) having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" |
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Synonyms: driving |
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