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# Having the power of [[drive|driving]] or [[impel]]ling; giving an [[impulse]]; [[moving]]; [[impellent]].
# Having the power of [[drive|driving]] or [[impel]]ling; giving an [[impulse]]; [[moving]]; [[impellent]].
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#* {{RQ:Prior Alma|passage=Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some '''impulsive''' force obey.}}
#* {{RQ:Prior Alma}}
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#*: Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some '''impulsive''' force obey.
# [[actuate|Actuated]] by [[impulse]] or by [[transient]] feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
# [[actuate|Actuated]] by [[impulse]] or by [[transient]] feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
#* {{RQ:Longfellow Evangeline}}
#* {{RQ:Longfellow Evangeline|passage=my heart, '''impulsive''' and wayward}}
#*: my heart, '''impulsive''' and wayward
# {{lb|en|mechanics}} Acting [[momentarily]], or by impulse; not [[continuous]] – said of [[force]]s.
# {{lb|en|mechanics}} Acting [[momentarily]], or by impulse; not [[continuous]] – said of [[force]]s.


Revision as of 06:39, 7 July 2021

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Adjective

impulsive (comparative more impulsive, superlative most impulsive)

  1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
    • 1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Alma: Or, The Progress of the Mind”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC:
      Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some impulsive force obey.
  2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
  3. (mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.

Translations

References

Noun

impulsive (plural impulsives)

  1. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
    • 1613, Henry Wotton, letter to Edmund Bacon
      Notwithstanding all which Motives and impulsives , Sir Thomas Overbury refused to be sent abroad , with such terms
  2. One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.

French

Adjective

impulsive

  1. feminine singular of impulsif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

impulsive

  1. inflection of impulsiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

impulsive f pl

  1. feminine plural of impulsivo

Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) impulsīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of impulsīvus

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

Template:nb-adj-form

  1. definite singular/plural of impulsiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

Template:nn-adj-form

  1. definite singular/plural of impulsiv
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