impulsive
pronunciation
How to pronounce impulsive in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpʌlsɪv]
How to pronounce impulsive in American English:
US [ɪmˈpʌlsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
- without forethought
- having the power of driving or impelling
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Word Origin
- impulsive (adj.)
- early 15c., originally in reference to medicine that reduces swelling or humors, from Middle French impulsif or directly from Medieval Latin impulsivus, from Latin impuls-, past participle stem of impellere (see impel). Of persons, "rash, characterized by impulses," from 1847.
Example
- 1. There 's a guy there who loves your delightfully impulsive nature .
- 2. The methodical mrs merkel and nicolas sarkozy , the impulsive french president , are not natural partners .
- 3. At worst , an impulsive attitude toward buying can have a negative impact on other areas of your life as well , such as having the self control to maintain a healthy weight or go to bed at a reasonable time every night .
- 4. The netflix queue exposes an ethics struggle between our more impulsive selves and the better selves we strive to be , the research showed .
- 5. A related article recently speculated that treating antisocial children with ritalin could be dangerous , because the drug suppresses their impulsive behavior and might enable them to plan crueller and more surreptitious reprisals .