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Impetuous

Impetuous Meaning & Definition
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)

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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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