impulsive

About 2.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
2. adjective Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
3. adjective Of a force, acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous.
4. noun That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
5. noun One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.

Similar words

impetuous madcap capricious tearaway hotheaded brainish dynamic whimsical dynamical unpremeditated

Often followed by

and behavior or action nature force children act in

Word family

impulsively impulsiveness impulsivenesses impulsivities impulsivity