impulsive

impulsive
I (impelling) adjective activating, actuating, animating, compelling, driving, dynamic, dynamical, energizing, impellent, kinetic, moving, prompting, propulsive, pushing, stimulating, urging II (rash) adjective abrupt, adventurous, bold, breakneck, careless, daring, emotional, extemporaneous, extemporary, foolhardy, hasty, heedless, hotheaded, hurried, ill-considered, impetuous, impromptu, improvised, imprudent, incautious, indeliberate, injudicious, offhand, passionate, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rapid, reckless, risk-taking, risky, snap, spontaneous, sudden, swift, temerarious, thoughtless, unadvised, unanticipated, uncalculating, unchary, uncircumspect, unconsidered, uncontrolled, unexpected, unmindful, unpremeditated, unprepared, unprompted, unthinking, venturesome, venturous, without prudence, without thought III index careless, heedless, improvident, imprudent, precipitate, reckless, spontaneous, thoughtless, unexpected, unpremeditated, vehement

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  • Impulsive — «Impulsive» Сингл Wilson Phillips из альбома Wilson Phillips Выпущен октябрь 1990 Формат CD кассета грампластинка Жанр поп Дли …   Википедия

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