impulsive

Definition

Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus.

Example Sentences

• "Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some impulsive force obey."
• "my heart, impulsive and wayward"
• "Americans are not libertarians in the Cato Institute sense of the word, but they are folk libertarians in this sense of impulsive behaviour, which is a feature of American life that anyone who wants to govern the United States, Democratic or Republican, has to be aware of."

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