Sample sentences for IMPULSIVE

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Definition

action without forethought; or such a tendency

impulsive = action taken without forethought

He is young and impulsive.
"Turn back, Captain," she ordered impulsively.
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

impulsively = without thinking

I am impulsive and weak, this I know, but I feel an urge to attempt the impossible and I lean toward her, our faces drawing closer.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook

impulsive = with a tendency to act without forethought

In my youth, I tended to be impulsive—turn someone into a frog first, ask questions later.
Alex Flinn -- Beastly

impulsive = with a tendency to take action without forethought

impulsive = prone to action without forethought

"He is proud and impulsive," Poseidon said.
Rick Riordan -- The Lightning Thief

impulsive = prone to act without forethought

"Oh ... Deanna ..." Theresa leaned in and impulsively hugged Deanna, excitement animating her face.
Nicholas Sparks -- Message in a Bottle

impulsively = without forethought

Impulsively I reached down and raked her from shoulder to hip with the brush.
Wilson Rawls -- Where the Red Fern Grows

impulsively = without forethought

If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.
Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist

impulsively = without adequate thought

[Impulsively, he stops to kiss her hands; then tenderly, innocently, her lips.]
Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim -- Westside Story

impulsively = without forethought

Even if you were an impulsive ADHD kid like me, he wouldn't give you any slack.
Rick Riordan -- The Titan's Curse

impulsive = having a tendency to act without forethought

"Leo's ADHD," Piper said.
"Right. It's because we're hardwired for battle. Restless, impulsive—we don't fit in with regular kids."
Rick Riordan -- The Lost Hero

impulsive = having a tendency to act without forethought

He is brash and impulsive, talkative and somewhat crude in speech and manner.
August Wilson -- The Piano Lesson

impulsive = tends to act without forethought

When the emergency room clerk asked Beatrice for her stepbrother's name, address, and phone number, Roy impulsively had stepped forward and blurted his own.
Carl Hiassen -- Hoot

impulsively = without forethought

"I'm sorry," she said, impulsively laying a hand on his sleeve.
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

impulsively = without thinking

At the last moment Kit had turned back to Mercy and cried impulsively, "Oh, if only you could go, too, Mercy!"
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

impulsively = without thinking

Kit dived impulsively into the trunk.
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

impulsively = without thinking

But Judith's eye had fallen on a light blue wool and she lifted it impulsively.
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

impulsively = without thinking

She already regretted this impulsive trip ashore.
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

impulsive = made without thinking

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