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IMPULSIVELY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
Example:
he often acts impulsively and later regrets it
Synonyms:
impetuously; impulsively
Classified under:
Pertainym:
impulsive (characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation)
Context examples:
While most people occasionally act impulsively, people affected by disorders including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), substance and behavioural addictions, and mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, show much greater levels of impulsivity.
(Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain region, University of Cambridge)
"Not up to this moment, Professor," she said impulsively, "but up to this morning."
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The instant, however, that I had stepped over the threshold, he moved impulsively forward, and holding out his hand grasped mine with a strength which made me wince, an effect which was not lessened by the fact that it seemed as cold as ice—more like the hand of a dead than a living man.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
