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Meanings of impulsive in inglês

Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)

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Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.

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Examples for "whimsical"
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Cole's whimsical sense of humor was essential to the brand's marketing success.
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
Whoever, in a respected publishing house, was responsible for such whimsical twaddle?
The Irish Times
3
A short, whimsical read which is sure to delight die-hard Austen fans.
The Irish Times
4
Not to mention the videos are wonderfully done: whimsical, magical, downright beautiful.
Wired
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I mean, who in their right mind would build something so whimsical?
The Secret Crown (2010)
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The first was the totally capricious nature of the senior officers' leadership.
To Honor You Call Us
2
For the pleasure that we take in beautiful nature is essentially capricious.
Virginibus Puerisque, and Other Papers
3
Molly was cheerful, capricious, and at war with the world in general.
From hell with love
4
The weather had changed with the usual abruptness of our capricious climate.
Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
5
It is a cross-grained, capricious heart; you will find its exactions irksome.
Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story

Proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus.

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Having the power of driving or impelling.

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Usage of impulsive in inglês
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Home food preparation may be critical to weight control for impulsive individuals.
Pubmed
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The authors suggest a possible relationship between impulsive traits and method choice.
Pubmed
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When she came to the state road, she made an impulsive decision.
Nano
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Even though I'm conservative on these financial decisions, I'm also quite impulsive.
First degree
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The activity begins in an impulsive form; that is, it is blind.
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ed...
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Yet his social media posts suggest his suicide was anything but impulsive.
The Guardian
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In nothing was he demonstrative or impulsive; but always considerate and cool.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
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You'll make thousands of decisions, some of them will surely be impulsive.
Wired
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Burr was the more sensitive and the more impulsive of the two.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
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Certainly she is one of the more impulsive people I've ever met.
The Democracy Project
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His impulsive act inaugurated a new chapter in Israel's life and thought.
The Makers and Teachers of Judaism / From the Fall of Jerusalem ...
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I'll admit this is the first impulsive thought I've entertained in years.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
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She was impulsive in her actions as well as in her words.
The Lifeboat
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A wild idea seized him, and found expression in an impulsive cry:-
In a Hollow of the Hills
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She had the two kinds of courage-the impulsive and the reasoned.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4
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Or would that only risk losing the moment, the sheer, impulsive genius!
Existence
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South Africa
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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