how to pronounce impulsive

/ɪmˈpʌl.sɪv/

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impulsive is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of impulsive in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… behaviors that are more impulsive may be …”

meaning of impulsive

Impulsive means acting without thinking.

impulsive frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word impulsive occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics impulsive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that impulsive can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;