im·pul·sive

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• 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

• ap|pul|sive — «uh PUHL sihv», adjective. driving upon; impinging …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|pul|sive — «ehk SPUHL sihv», adjective. forcing out; expelling: »a passion so potent…so expulsive of other loves (Cardinal Newman) …   Useful english dictionary

• pro|pul|sive — «pruh PUHL sihv», adjective. driving forward or onward; propelling …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• im|pul´sive|ness — 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