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Impetuous
Impetuous Definition And Meaning |
What's The Definition Of Impetuous?
[adj] characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
[adj] marked by violent force; "impetuous heving waves"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Impetuous: brainish |
forceful |
hotheaded |
impulsive |
incautious |
madcap |
tearaway(a)
Related Terms | Find terms related to Impetuous: abrupt |
accident-prone |
active |
acute |
adrift |
afloat |
aggressive |
alternating |
amorphous |
animated |
antsy |
antsy-pantsy |
anxious |
ardent |
breakneck |
breathless |
brisk |
brittle |
capricious |
careless |
chafing |
changeable |
changeful |
corruptible |
deciduous |
desperate |
desultory |
deviable |
devil-may-care |
dizzy |
dying |
dynamic |
eager |
eccentric |
edgy |
electrifying |
energetic |
enterprising |
enthusiastic |
ephemeral |
erratic |
evanescent |
excited |
fading |
fast and loose |
fervid |
fickle |
fierce |
fiery |
fitful |
fleeting |
flickering |
flighty |
flitting |
fluctuating |
fly-by-night |
flying |
forceful |
forcible |
fragile |
frail |
freakish |
fretful |
fretting |
fugacious |
fugitive |
full of pep |
furious |
giddy |
go-go |
harum-scarum |
hasty |
headlong |
hearty |
hopped-up |
hotheaded |
hurried |
impassioned |
impatient |
impermanent |
impulsive |
in a lather |
in a stew |
in a sweat |
incisive |
inconsistent |
inconstant |
indecisive |
infirm |
insubstantial |
intense |
irregular |
irresolute |
irresponsible |
keen |
kinetic |
lively |
living |
lusty |
mad |
mazy |
mercurial |
mettlesome |
momentary |
moody |
mortal |
mutable |
nerve-shattering |
nondurable |
nonpermanent |
offhand |
on edge |
overeager |
overenthusiastic |
overhasty |
overzealous |
panting |
passing |
passionate |
peppy |
perishable |
precipitant |
precipitate |
precipitous |
quick |
rambling |
rash |
reckless |
restive |
restless |
robust |
roving |
rushing |
scatterbrained |
shapeless |
shifting |
shifty |
shocking |
short-lived |
shuffling |
simmering |
slap-bang |
slapdash |
smacking |
snappy |
spanking |
spasmodic |
speedy |
spineless |
spirited |
spontaneous |
spur-of-the-moment |
squirming |
squirmy |
startling |
stormy |
strenuous |
strong |
sudden |
surprising |
swift |
take-charge |
take-over |
tempestuous |
temporal |
temporary |
tornadic |
transient |
transitive |
transitory |
trenchant |
unaccountable |
unanticipated |
uncertain |
uncontrolled |
undependable |
undisciplined |
undurable |
uneasy |
unenduring |
unexpected |
unfixed |
unforeseen |
unlooked-for |
unpatient |
unplanned |
unpredictable |
unpredicted |
unpremeditated |
unquiet |
unreflective |
unreliable |
unrestrained |
unsettled |
unstable |
unstable as water |
unstaid |
unsteadfast |
unsteady |
unthinking |
vacillating |
vagrant |
variable |
vehement |
vibrant |
vicissitudinary |
vicissitudinous |
vigorous |
violent |
vivacious |
vivid |
volatile |
volcanic |
wandering |
wanton |
wavering |
wavery |
wavy |
wayward |
whimsical |
wild |
wishy-washy |
zestful |
zesty |
zippy
See Also |
Impetuous In Webster's Dictionary
\Im*pet"u*ous\, a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See
{Impetus}.]
1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus;
furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an
impetuous torrent.
Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. --Byron.
2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man
of impetuous temper.
The people, on their holidays, Impetuous, insolent,
unquenchable. --Milton.
Syn: Forcible; rapid; hasty; precipitate; furious;
boisterous; violent; raging; fierce; passionate. --
{Im*pet"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Im*pet"u*ous*ness}, n.
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