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im-PULS-iv/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/

Impulsive means acting suddenly without thinking: an impulsive click; an impulsive buy. Spontaneous can be positive; reckless is harsher. An impulsive click submitted the empty script. Impulse is the noun (already in the dictionary). Do not praise an impulsive methods change in a lab write-up.

Meaning

Acting suddenly without thinking carefully.

Examples

• “An impulsive click submitted the empty script before the clock stopped.”
• “An impulsive purchase is a staple of the consumer-behaviour case, which is the economics sense.”

Good to know

an impulsive decision / buy / click. Noun: impulse. Positive twin: spontaneous. Harsher: reckless. Portals and consumer studies.

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