Meanings
comparative more impulsively · superlative most impulsively
- In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
"Of course, this wasn't part of some master plan. I impulsively used my vast power to do something nice without thinking it through. And then something I didn't expect happened. Even though I should have expected it."
2014 July 22, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Catalan impulsivament
- impulsivamentin an impulsive manner
Finnish äkkipikaisesti, impulsiivisesti
- äkkipikaisestiin an impulsive manner
- impulsiivisestiin an impulsive manner
French impulsivement
- impulsivementin an impulsive manner
Italian impulsivamente
- impulsivamentein an impulsive manner
Polish impulsywnie
- impulsywniein an impulsive manner
Portuguese impulsivamente
- impulsivamentein an impulsive manner
Spanish impulsivamente
- impulsivamentein an impulsive manner
Cite this entry
impulsively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impulsively
“impulsively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impulsively. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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