Dictionary definition · impulsive
adjective
- proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus"an impulsive gesture of affection"
- without forethought"letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
- having the power of driving or impelling"a driving personal ambition"
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason"a capricious refusal"
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation"a hotheaded decision"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).