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Meaning of 'impetuous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impetuous [ a.]
- Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
- Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper.

Meaning of 'impetuous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impetuous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Example in sentence:
  • a hotheaded decision;
  • an impetuous display of spending and gambling;
  • liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers;
  • madcap escapades
Meaning (2):
- marked by violent force
Example in sentence:
  • impetuous heaving waves

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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