English-Thai Dictionary

impulsive

ADJ หุนหันพลันแล่น  ตัดสินใจ เร็ว  hun-han-pan-lean

 

impulsively

ADV อย่าง หุนหันพลันแล่น 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPULSIVE

a.Having the power of driving or impelling; moving; impellent. Poor men! poor papers! We and they
Do some impulsive force obey.

 

IMPULSIVELY

adv. With force; by impulse.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPULSIVE

Im *pul "sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. impulsif. ]

 

1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. Poor men! poor papers! We and they Do some impulsive force obey. Prior.

 

2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings. My heart, impulsive and wayward. Longfellow.

 

3. (Mech. )

 

Defn: Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.

 

IMPULSIVE

IMPULSIVE Im *pul "sive, n.

 

Defn: That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. Sir W. Wotton.

 

IMPULSIVELY

IMPULSIVELY Im *pul "sive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an impulsive manner.

 

IMPULSIVENESS

IMPULSIVENESS Im *pul "sive *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being impulsive.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

impulsive

im pul sive |imˈpəlsiv ɪmˈpəlsɪv | ▶adjective 1 acting or done without forethought: they had married as young impulsive teenagers | perhaps he's regretting his impulsive offer. 2 Physics acting as an impulse. DERIVATIVES im pul sive ly adverb, im pul sive ness noun, im pul siv i ty |ˌimˌpəlˈsivitē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to impel ’): from French impulsif, -ive or late Latin impulsivus, from Latin impuls- ‘driven onward ’ (see impulse ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

impulsive

im ¦pul |sive |ɪmˈpʌlsɪv | ▶adjective 1 acting or done without forethought: they'd married as impulsive teenagers | he regretted his impulsive offer. 2 Physics acting as an impulse. DERIVATIVES impulsively adverb, impulsiveness noun, impulsivity noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to impel ’): from French impulsif, -ive or late Latin impulsivus, from Latin impuls- ‘driven onwards ’ (see impulse ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

impulsive

impulsive adjective 1 he had an impulsive nature: impetuous, spontaneous, hasty, passionate, emotional, uninhibited; rash, reckless, careless, imprudent, foolhardy, unwise, madcap, devil-may-care, daredevil. ANTONYMS cautious. 2 an impulsive decision: impromptu, snap, spontaneous, unpremeditated, spur-of-the-moment, extemporaneous; impetuous, precipitate, hasty, rash; sudden, ill-considered, ill-thought-out, whimsical. ANTONYMS premeditated.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

impulsive

impulsive adjective 1 he had an impulsive nature: impetuous, spontaneous, hasty, passionate, emotional, uninhibited, unrepressed, abandoned; rash, reckless, foolhardy, madcap, devil-may-care, daredevil, hot-headed, wild, daring, adventurous. ANTONYMS cautious. 2 his impulsive decision to leave his job and join the army: impromptu, snap, spontaneous, unpremeditated, spur-of-the-moment, extemporaneous; impetuous, precipitate, hasty, headlong, rash, reckless, incautious, imprudent, injudicious; sudden, quick, ill-considered, ill-thought-out, unplanned, thoughtless, unthinking. ANTONYMS premeditated. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD impulsive, impetuous, precipitate, headlong See impetuous . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

impulsivement

impulsivement adv. adverbe De façon impulsive. : Une décision prise impulsivement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

impulsive

im pul sive /ɪmpʌ́lsɪv /形容詞 1 〈人 動作が 〉衝動的な, 一時の感情に駆られた ▸ an impulsive person 衝動的な人 ▸ an impulsive remark 一時の感情に駆られて出た言葉 2 推進する, 推進力のある .～ly 副詞 衝動的に .～ness 名詞 U 衝動的であること, 性急さ .