impulsively
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5.1
- adverb
- /ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/
:
impulsivamente
- I just don't want you to do anything impulsively that you'll regret.
- act impulsively
Which means each time I check those notifications impulsively, I am creating more distractions.
- Which means each time I check those notifications impulsively, I am creating more distractions.
- Your choices aren't rejected from a place of fear, nor are they impulsively engaged in, but they're thought through.
- Think how often you impulsively get sidetracked and lose sight of the main thing.
- The contrast here, not impulsively or furiously motivated by anger.
Examples
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Think how often you impulsively get sidetracked and lose sight of the main thing.
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Daniel reached across the front seat of the car impulsively and took his son's hand.
Fiction book (1990) -
And I definitely will be impulsively buying probably a lot of things.
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What, what need are you fulfilling by impulsively buying things?
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I'm just not supposed to act impulsively, you know?
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You saved my life at the risk of your own, generously, impulsively.
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Neither of us wanted the bottle of Chilean white wine I had impulsively brought along.
Fiction book (1999) -
Drew arrives, and impulsively he gives her a hug, genuinely very happy to see her.
Fiction book (1991) -
Kostas looked silently at his son for a long time and then impulsively embraced him.
Fiction book (1991) -
She impulsively decided to buy a dress she had seen in the store window.
Synonyms
987
2.7
Very quickly and without warning
145
3.3
In a sudden way that gives no warning
48
4.4
To act naturally without planning or being forced
24
5.8
To do something suddenly without planning
12
5.5
A sudden decision made without thinking
7
6.1
When you feel strong feelings and act without thinking
7
5.6
Act quickly without thinking about the bad results
2
9.9
Said or done without planning beforehand
1
7.7
Suddenly and without thinking carefully
1
8.3
Very quickly without careful thought
Antonyms
How Impulsive
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4.6
7
5.6
12
5.1
320
3.7
978
1.0
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
impulsively = impulsive (transparent) = impuls + ive + ly
Formed regularly by adding -ly to the adjective 'impulsive' (derived from 'impulse'), so the adverbial meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
Impulsively comes from the root impel, which means 'to push', and the noun impulse is like a sudden 'push' to act. So to act impulsively is to do something after a quick 'push' of feeling, without careful thought.