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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
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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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