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impulsive

/ɪm'pəlsɪv/

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adjective
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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capricious whimsical arbitrary
adjective
having the power of driving or impelling
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"an impulsive force"

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driving dynamical dynamic
adjective
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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"liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"

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brainish hotheaded impetuous madcap tearaway incautious
adjective
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
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"an impulsive gesture of affection"

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unprompted self-generated spontaneous
adjective
without forethought
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"letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"

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unpremeditated

Usage of impulsive

"archaicism"
"archaism"