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[ adjective ] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Synonyms Examples "a capricious refusal" "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious" "the victim of whimsical persecutions" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] without forethought
Examples "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
Synonyms Examples "an impulsive gesture of affection" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Examples "a hotheaded decision" "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers" "an impetuous display of spending and gambling" "madcap escapades" (`brainish' is archaic) Related terms |
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