Hyphenation of impulsive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word impulsive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

im-pul-sive

Definitions of impulsive:

1.
Proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
An impulsive gesture of affection
2.
Without forethought
Letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted
3.
Having the power of driving or impelling
A driving personal ambition The driving force was his innate enthusiasm An impulsive force
4.
Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
A capricious refusal Authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious The victim of whimsical persecutions
5.
Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
A hotheaded decision Liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers An impetuous display of spending and gambling Madcap escapades (`brainish' is archaic)

Synonyms of impulsive:

adj unprompted, spontaneous, self-generated
adj unpremeditated
adj driving, dynamic, dynamical
adj capricious, whimsical, arbitrary
adj hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish, incautious

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