Figurative. The impulsive child gave all his money to the beggar.
SYNONYM(S): rash, hasty.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
com|pul´sive|ness — com|pul|sive «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with… … Useful english dictionary
re|pul´sive|ness — re|pul|sive «rih PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. causing disgust, strong dislike, or aversion: »Snakes are repulsive to some people. SYNONYM(S): revolting. 2. tending to drive back or repel. 3. Physics. of the nature of or characterized by repulsion.… … Useful english dictionary
com|pul´sive|ly — com|pul|sive «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with… … Useful english dictionary
com|pul|sive — «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with compulsion.… … Useful english dictionary
im|pul´sive|ly — im|pul|sive «ihm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. acting upon impulse; easily moved: »Figurative. The impulsive child gave all his money to the beggar. SYNONYM(S): rash, hasty. 2. driving onward; impelling; pushing. 3. Mechanics. (of forces) not… … Useful english dictionary
im|pul|sive — «ihm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. acting upon impulse; easily moved: »Figurative. The impulsive child gave all his money to the beggar. SYNONYM(S): rash, hasty. 2. driving onward; impelling; pushing. 3. Mechanics. (of forces) not continuous.… … Useful english dictionary
re|pul´sive|ly — re|pul|sive «rih PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. causing disgust, strong dislike, or aversion: »Snakes are repulsive to some people. SYNONYM(S): revolting. 2. tending to drive back or repel. 3. Physics. of the nature of or characterized by repulsion.… … Useful english dictionary
re|pul|sive — «rih PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. causing disgust, strong dislike, or aversion: »Snakes are repulsive to some people. SYNONYM(S): revolting. 2. tending to drive back or repel. 3. Physics. of the nature of or characterized by repulsion.… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… … English syllables
