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impulsiveness

[ im-puhl-siv-nis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1655–65; impulsive ( def ) + -ness ( def )

Those two words from the movie Swingers have come to represent American impulsiveness in all its glory.

Besides the irritability, impulsiveness is an equally characteristic feature.

She gave it with a heartrending impulsiveness throwing back her head suddenly and leaning her bosom on mine.

Without impulsiveness, his warm and tender sympathies imparted to him an unusual power and influence over other men.

She drew back instantly, and I hastened to repair the blunder my impulsiveness had made.

His impulsiveness keeps him from elaborating his sketches into long novels, such as Spektor and Dienesohn have produced.

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