hotfoot vs impulsive

hotfoot

adj
  • Moving with haste or zeal. 

adv
  • Hastily; without delay. 

verb
  • To run (a distance). 

noun
  • The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it. 

impulsive

adj
  • Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration. 

  • Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces. 

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

noun
  • That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. 

  • One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive. 

How often have the words hotfoot and impulsive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )