impulsively

English

Etymology

From impulsive +‎ -ly.

Adverb

impulsively (comparative more impulsively, superlative most impulsively)

1. In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
   • 2014 July 22, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014:

     "Of course, this wasn't part of some master plan. I impulsively used my vast power to do something nice without thinking it through. And then something I didn't expect happened. Even though I should have expected it."

Related terms

• impulse
• impulsion
• impulsive
• impulsiveness
• impulsor

Translations

in an impulsive manner

• Catalan: impulsivament (ca)
• Finnish: äkkipikaisesti, impulsiivisesti
• French: impulsivement (fr)
• Galician: impulsivamente
• Italian: impulsivamente (it)
• Polish: impulsywnie (pl)
• Portuguese: impulsivamente
• Spanish: impulsivamente

References

• “impulsively”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “impulsively”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.