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Impulsive

Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

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Arbitrary 84% connected

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

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Arbitrary 84% connected

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

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Dynamic 84% connected

Alt. of Dynamical

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Dynamic 84% connected

Alt. of Dynamical

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Dynamical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force.

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Dynamical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force.

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Incautious 84% connected

Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an…

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Incautious 84% connected

Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an…

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Spontaneous 84% connected

Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a s…

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Spontaneous 84% connected

Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a s…

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Force 74% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Force 74% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Synonym 6

Brainish 92% connected

Hot-headed; furious.

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Capricious 92% connected

Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Driving 92% connected

of Drive

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Impetuous 92% connected

Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.

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Madcap 92% connected

Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements.

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Whimsical 92% connected

Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.

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