IMPETUOUS - Definition

Meaning of IMPETUOUS

Pronunciation:		im'pechoous
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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"

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	Synonyms:	brainish, forceful, hotheaded, impulsive, incautious, madcap, tearaway(a)


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Impet"uous\, 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. -- {Impet"uously}, adv. -- {Impet"uousness}, n.

Thesaurus Terms

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