adj.

1. Inclined to act on impulse rather than thought.
2. Motivated by or resulting from impulse: such impulsive acts as hugging strangers; impulsive generosity. See synonyms at spontaneous.
3. Having force or power to impel or incite; forceful.
4. Physics. Acting within brief time intervals. Used especially of a force.

impulsively im·pul'sive·ly adv.
impulsiveness im·pul'sive·ness or im'pul·siv'i·ty n.

adjective

1. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste: brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, improvident, incautious, madcap, precipitant, precipitate, rash¹, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered. See careful/careless.
2. Acting or happening without apparent forethought, prompting, or planning: automatic, instinctive, involuntary, reflex, spontaneous, unpremeditated. See planned/unplanned.

adj

Definition: tending to act without thought
Antonyms: cautious, considering, heedful, premeditative, thoughtful, wise

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IN BRIEF: Acting without thinking or planning.

Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive. — George A. Knight.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - impulsiv, spontan

Nederlands (Dutch)
impulsief, spontaan

Français (French)
adj. - impulsif, spontané, bref

Deutsch (German)
adj. - impulsiv

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παρορμητικός, ενστικτώδης, ορμέμφυτος, αυθόρμητος, ασυναίσθητος

Italiano (Italian)
impulsivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - impulsivo

Русский (Russian)
импульсивный, побуждающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impulsivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - impulsiv, framdrivande, stötvis verkande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
冲动的, 任性的, 受感情驱使的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 衝動的, 任性的, 受感情驅使的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 충동적인, 자극적인, 순간력의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 衝動的な, 推し進める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مندفع, متهور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגשני, מתפרץ, פרצני, אימפולסיבי, נתון לדחפים‬

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