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Word entry · 9 letters

impulsive

Best crossword clue

"Acting on a whim"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eiilmpsuvStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1I2M3P4U5L6S7I8V9E

Definitions

  1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus.

Used in a sentence

  • Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some impulsive force obey.
  • my heart, impulsive and wayward
  • Notwithstanding all which Motives and impulsives , Sir Thomas Overbury refused to be sent abroad , with such terms

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