Impulsive - Definition

adj 1: proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without
external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection"
[syn: impulsive, unprompted]
2: without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an
impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
3: having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal
ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an
impulsive force" [syn: driving, impulsive]
4: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by
necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian
rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical
persecutions" [syn: capricious, impulsive, whimsical]
5: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or
deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such
impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display
of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is
archaic) [syn: hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous,
madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]