There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
IMPULSIVE
hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish
(adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; âa hotheaded decisionâ; âliable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangersâ; âan impetuous display of spending and gamblingâ; âmadcap escapadesâ; (âbrainishâ is archaic)
capricious, impulsive, whimsical
(adjective) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; âa capricious refusalâ; âauthoritarian rulers are frequently capriciousâ; âthe victim of whimsical persecutionsâ
driving, impulsive
(adjective) having the power of driving or impelling; âa driving personal ambitionâ; âthe driving force was his innate enthusiasmâ; âan impulsive forceâ
impulsive
(adjective) without forethought; âletting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regrettedâ
impulsive, unprompted
(adjective) proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; âan impulsive gesture of affectionâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
impulsive (comparative more impulsive, superlative most impulsive)
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
(mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous â said of forces.
Noun
impulsive (plural impulsives)
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pul"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. impulsif.]
1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. Poor men! poor papers! We and they Do some impulsive force obey. Prior.
2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings. My heart, impulsive and wayward. Longfellow.
3. (Mech.)
Definition: Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces.
Im*pul"sive, n.
Definition: That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. Sir W. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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