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Noun
Definition: That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
Adjective
Definition: proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection"
Definition: without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
Definition: having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
Definition: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
Definition: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
Definition: Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.