adv
Meaning 1
In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
impulsively
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/
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Australian: /ɪmˈpɐlsɪvli/
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P AH1 L S IH0 V L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he often acts impulsively and later regrets it
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impetuously
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English impulsive Middle English -ly English -ly English impulsively From impulsive + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: impulsivament — in an impulsive manner
- Finnish: äkkipikaisesti — in an impulsive manner
- Finnish: impulsiivisesti — in an impulsive manner
- French: impulsivement — in an impulsive manner
- Galician: impulsivamente — in an impulsive manner
- Italian: impulsivamente — in an impulsive manner
- Polish: impulsywnie — in an impulsive manner
- Portuguese: impulsivamente — in an impulsive manner
- Spanish: impulsivamente — in an impulsive manner