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Definition of Impetuosity
1. Noun. Rash impulsiveness.
Definition of Impetuosity
1. n. The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence.
Definition of Impetuosity
1. Noun. The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner. ¹
2. Noun. The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence. ¹
3. Noun. Vehemence; furiousness of temper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impetuosity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Impetuosity
Literary usage of Impetuosity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"The doors of the wined edifice yielded to the impetuosity of the attack, which
was accompanied with every horrid circumstance of tumult and bloodshed ; but, ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"... of the Second division, on the left General Ouster wont into the fight with
his usual impetuosity, having his band playing patriotic airs in front, ..."
3. An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction by William Adolphus Wheeler (1865)
"1793), a versatile American author, on account of his impetuosity; adopted by
him in some of his works as a pseudonym. Occidente, Maria dell' (ma-re'A del ..."
4. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"... but his Resolution is defeated by the impetuosity of his Passions—He meets
accidentally with Mrs Hornbeck, who elopes with him from her Husband, ..."
5. Readings in European History: A Collection of Extracts from the Sources by James Harvey Robinson (1904)
"He would approach the marble with such impetuosity, not to say fury, that I have
often thought the whole work must be dashed to pieces. ..."
6. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1866)
"... been led with the impetuosity displayed in Italy, most assuredly the war would
have been terminated immediately ih a disastrous manner for one of the ..."
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