a. Striking against; impinging;
adv. By appulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Religion is . . . inconsistent with all compulsive motives. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. By compulsion; by force. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. expulsif. ] Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel. [ 1913 Webster ]
The expulsive power of a new affection. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Idio- + repulsive. ] Repulsive by itself;
a. [ Cf. F. impulsif. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Poor men! poor papers! We and they
Do some impulsive force obey. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
My heart, impulsive and wayward. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. Sir W. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an impulsive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being impulsive. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging. “[ The ] propulsive movement of the verse.” Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to compel; compulsory. [ R. ] “The pulsive strain of conscience.” Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. répulsif. ]
Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ Pref. retro- + L. pellere, pulsum, to impel. ] Driving back; repelling. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Self-repelling. [ 1913 Webster ]