Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being impulsive or actuated by impulse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being impulsive.
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- noun The quality of being
impulsive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
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Examples
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Jesus, an 18-year-old junior, learned the hard way that impulsiveness is a bad trait in chess.
Chess, as a Survival Skill Stephanie Banchero 2010
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However, impulsiveness is an interesting way to make something like quick-mindedness into an asset and a flaw.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Trollitrade’s Review Forum 2009
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For while impulsiveness is represented in both genres as a great evil to be conquered (although it is often not conquered in the sensation novels), it is the play of race and gender that complicates the divide.
Acting 'Natural': Vanity Fair and the UnMasking of Anglo-American Sentiment 2006
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His impulsiveness is simultaneously destructive and the source of his appeal to readers.
Immortals and Vampires and Ghosts, Oh My!: Byronic Heroes in Popular Culture 2002
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In Thom Hartmann’s words, “Snap decision making, which we call impulsiveness, is a survival skill if you are a hunter.”
Find Your Focus Zone PhD Lucy Jo Palladino 2007
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In Thom Hartmann’s words, “Snap decision making, which we call impulsiveness, is a survival skill if you are a hunter.”
Find Your Focus Zone PhD Lucy Jo Palladino 2007
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In Thom Hartmann’s words, “Snap decision making, which we call impulsiveness, is a survival skill if you are a hunter.”
Find Your Focus Zone PhD Lucy Jo Palladino 2007
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In Thom Hartmann’s words, “Snap decision making, which we call impulsiveness, is a survival skill if you are a hunter.”
Find Your Focus Zone PhD Lucy Jo Palladino 2007
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Spontaneity, with a touch of impulsiveness, is one of the traits that attract some of McCain’s admirers.
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Spontaneity, with a touch of impulsiveness, is one of the traits that attract some of McCain’s admirers.
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