impulsivelyadv.
/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/ In an impulsive fashion; with, or by means of, impulse; by sudden impulse.
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the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > in unplanned manner
suddenly1340
of unwarninga1400
on, upon, rarely of, in (a) suddenty1469
casuallya1549
extemporea1556
of (upon) this sudden1572
extemporally1577
at (the or a) volley1578
on (or o') the volley1578
extrumpery1582
unpremeditately1607
extemporary1610
extempory1623
extemporarily1667
impromptu1669
ad aperturam libri1679
unpremeditatedly1694
impulsively1768
extemporaneously1791
promiscuously1791
spontaneously1799
on (also upon) the spur of the moment (or occasion, etc.)1801
spontaneous1810
promiscuous1826
improvisedly1851
off-handedly1876
at the first jet1878
off the cuff1927
off the top of one's head1939
off the wall1966
the mind > will > motivation > [adverb] > incitingly
stirringly1382
provokingly1615
pungitively1617
impulsively1825
incitingly1856
urginglyc1882
stimulatingly1927
the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adverb]
dynamically1832
drivingly1842
impulsively1879
1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 153 The two ladies seemed much affected; and impulsively at the same time they both put their hands into their pocket.
1825 Blackwood's Mag. 18 295 Causes, which..bear impulsively, or hinderingly, upon every action.
1865 D. M. Mulock Christian's Mistake 2 He looked like a man who was not in the habit of acting hastily or impulsively.
1879 W. Thomson & P. G. Tait Treat. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) I: Pt. i. §317 A stated velocity in a stated direction is communicated impulsively to each end of a flexible inextensible cord.
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adv.1768