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impulsive
(encz) | impulsive,impulsivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
impulsive
(encz) | impulsive,impulzivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
impulsive
(encz) | impulsive,vznětlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Impulsive
(gcide) | Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. impulsif.]
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1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an
impulse; moving; impellent.
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Poor men! poor papers! We and they
Do some impulsive force obey. --Prior.
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2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
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My heart, impulsive and wayward. --Longfellow.
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3. (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous;
-- said of forces.
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Impulsive
(gcide) | Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, n.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
--Sir W. Wotton.
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impulsive
(wn) | impulsive
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] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
impulsive
(encz) | impulsive,impulsivní adj: Zdeněk Brožimpulsive,impulzivní adj: Zdeněk Brožimpulsive,vznětlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
impulsively
(encz) | impulsively,bez rozmyslu Zdeněk Brožimpulsively,impulzivně adv: Zdeněk Brožimpulsively,spontánně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
impulsiveness
(encz) | impulsiveness,impulzivita n: Zdeněk Brožimpulsiveness,spontánnost n: Zdeněk Brožimpulsiveness,vznětlivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Impulsively
(gcide) | Impulsively \Im*pul"sive*ly\, adv.
In an impulsive manner.
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Impulsiveness
(gcide) | Impulsiveness \Im*pul"sive*ness\, n.
The quality of being impulsive.
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impulsive
(wn) | impulsive
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] |
impulsively
(wn) | impulsively
adv 1: in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking
cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets
it" [syn: impetuously, impulsively] |
impulsiveness
(wn) | impulsiveness
n 1: the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection |
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