Definition of Impetuous

1. Adjective. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation. "Madcap escapades"

Exact synonyms: Brainish, Hotheaded, Impulsive, Madcap, Tearaway
Language type: Archaicism, Archaism
Similar to: Incautious
Derivative terms: Impetuosity, Impetuousness, Impulsiveness

2. Adjective. Marked by violent force. "Impetuous heaving waves"
Similar to: Forceful

Definition of Impetuous

1. a. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.

Definition of Impetuous

1. Adjective. Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner. ¹

2. Adjective. Characterized by sudden and violent force. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impetuous

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impetuous

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impetigo neonatorum
impetigo vulgaris
impetigos
impetrable
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impetrated
impetrates
impetrating
impetration
impetrations
impetrative
impetratory
impetuosities
impetuosity
impetuous (current term)
impetuously
impetuousness
impetuousnesses
impetus
impetuses
impeyan pheasant
impf
imphee
imphees
impi
impictured
impierce
impierceable
impierced

Literary usage of Impetuous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studies of a Biographer by Leslie Stephen (1902)
"mind in its influence is like a cloud borne on by an impetuous wind. ... In style and strength of expression Mandeville is wonderfully great and the energy ..."

2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"At the hour of midnight the impetuous multitude, with swords, and bows, and torches in their hands, rushed into the suburbs ; encompassed the palace ;7 and, ..."

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