impulsive
acting on sudden urges
Root
- pel / puls: drive, push, force
Other words with the pel / puls root
- compel: to force or strongly drive
- compelling: forcefully convincing or gripping
- compulsion: an irresistible urge or force
- compulsive: driven by an irresistible urge
- expel: to drive out
- impel: to drive or urge forward
- impulse: sudden urge or push
Impulsive people move when the inner push arrives.
Her impulsive purchase made sense only until the bill arrived.