Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some impulsive force obey.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
my heart, impulsive and wayward
Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
Notwithstanding all which Motives and impulsives , Sir Thomas Overbury refused to be sent abroad , with such terms
One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
Borrowed from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus.
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