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If you describe someone as impulsive, you mean that they do things suddenly without thinking about them carefully first. He is too impulsive to be a responsible prime minister... ADJ • impulsively He studied her face for a moment, then said impulsively: ‘Let’s get married’... ADV: ADV with v • impulsiveness The president’s impulsiveness often worries his advisers. N-UNCOUNT
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adjective Date: 15th century 1. having the power of or actually driving or impelling 2. a. arising from an impulse an ~ decision b. prone to act on impulse an ~ young man 3. acting momentarily Synonyms: see spontaneous • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun • impulsivity noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 (of a person or conduct etc.) apt to be affected or determined by sudden impulse. 2 tending to impel. 3 Physics acting as an impulse. Derivatives impulsively adv. impulsiveness n. Etymology: ME f. F impulsif -ive or LL impulsivus (as IMPULSION) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. импульсивный, легко поддающийся воздействию impulsive child —- импульсивный ребенок 2. побуждающий, толкающий, движущий impulsive force —- движущая сила impulsive movement —- физиол. вынужденное движение ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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force движущая сила IMPULSIVE adj. 1) импульсивный 2) побуждающий - impulsive force Syn: see impetuous ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj tending to do things as soon as you think of them, without considering the possible dangers or problems (Arthur Morel was a quick, careless, impulsive boy. | In a burst of impulsive generosity I offered to pay.) - impulsively adv - impulsiveness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 15c., from M.L. impulsivus, from L. impulsus, pp. of impellere (see impel). Originally an adj. for medicines that reduce swelling or tumors, sense of "rash" first recorded 1847. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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