• 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)
• 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"
• having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an Impulsive force"
• without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an Impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
• proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an Impulsive gesture of affection"

'Impulsive' in other languages