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Definition of Impetuous
1. Adjective. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation. "Madcap escapades"
Language type: Archaicism, Archaism
Similar to: Incautious
Derivative terms: Impetuosity, Impetuousness, Impulsiveness
2. Adjective. Marked by violent force. "Impetuous heaving waves"
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
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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