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im·pet·u·ous
(ĭm-pĕch′o͞o-əs)adj.
1. Acting or done quickly with little or inadequate thought.
2. Having or marked by violent force: impetuous, heaving waves.
[Middle English, violent, from Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetuōsus, from Latin impetus, impetus; see impetus.]
im·pet′u·ous·ly adv.
im·pet′u·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: impetuous, hasty, headlong, precipitate
These adjectives describe abruptness or lack of deliberation. Impetuous suggests forceful impulsiveness or impatience: "[Martin Luther King] feared that an ill-prepared, impetuous demonstration would endanger ... the marchers" (Nick Kotz).
Hasty and headlong both stress hurried, often reckless action: "Hasty marriage seldom proveth well" (Shakespeare)."In his headlong flight down the circular staircase, ... [he] had pitched forward violently ... and probably broken his neck" (Mary Roberts Rinehart).
Precipitate suggests impulsiveness and lack of due reflection: "All my mistakes in life had flowed from that precipitate departure of mine" (Philip Roth).
These adjectives describe abruptness or lack of deliberation. Impetuous suggests forceful impulsiveness or impatience: "[Martin Luther King] feared that an ill-prepared, impetuous demonstration would endanger ... the marchers" (Nick Kotz).
Hasty and headlong both stress hurried, often reckless action: "Hasty marriage seldom proveth well" (Shakespeare)."In his headlong flight down the circular staircase, ... [he] had pitched forward violently ... and probably broken his neck" (Mary Roberts Rinehart).
Precipitate suggests impulsiveness and lack of due reflection: "All my mistakes in life had flowed from that precipitate departure of mine" (Philip Roth).
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impetuous
(ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs)adj
1. liable to act without consideration; rash; impulsive
2. resulting from or characterized by rashness or haste
3. poetic moving with great force or violence; rushing: the impetuous stream hurtled down the valley.
[C14: from Late Latin impetuōsus violent; see impetus]
imˈpetuously adv
imˈpetuousness, impetuosity n
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im•pet•u•ous
(ɪmˈpɛtʃ u əs)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion.
2. moving with great force; violent: impetuous winds.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin impetuōsus= Latin impetu(s) impetus + -ōsus -ous]
im•pet′u•ous•ly, adv.
im•pet′u•ous•ness, n.
syn: impetuous, impulsive both refer to persons who are hasty and precipitate in action, or to actions not preceded by thought. impetuous suggests great energy, overeagerness, and impatience: an impetuous lover; impetuous words. impulsive emphasizes spontaneity and lack of reflection: an impulsive act of generosity.
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Adj. 1. impetuous - 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)
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"
2. impetuous - marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"
forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
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impetuous
adjective rash, hasty, impulsive, violent, furious, fierce, eager, passionate, spontaneous, precipitate, ardent, impassioned, headlong, unplanned, unbridled, vehement, unrestrained, spur-of-the-moment, unthinking, unpremeditated, unreflecting He tended to act in a heated and impetuous way.
slow, cautious, wary, leisurely, mild
slow, cautious, wary, leisurely, mild
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impetuous
adjectiveCharacterized by unthinking boldness and haste:
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Translations
مُتَهَوِّر، مُنْدَفِع
zbrklýprudkýunáhlený
impulsivoveriletubesindig
äkkinäinenharkitsematonkiihkeä
bráîur; ákafur
impulsīvsnesavaldīgsstraujš
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[ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs] adj → impétueux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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[ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs] adj → impetuoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(imˈpetjuəs) adjective acting in a hasty manner and without thinking. voortvarend مُتَهَوِّر، مُنْدَفِع прибързан impetuoso prudký, zbrklý ungestüm overilet; ubesindig παρορμητικός impetuoso tormakas شتابزده malttamaton impétueux פזיז जल्दबाज nagao, žestok indulatos bertindak tergesa-gesa bráður; ákafur impetuoso 性急な 충동적인 ūmus, staigus straujš; impulsīvs; nesavaldīgs gopoh onstuimig overilt, ubesindig popędliwy په شدت سره ځو ځېدونكى، تند، جدى: بې پروا impetuoso impetuos скоропалительный prudký; impulzívny, neuvážený vihrav brzoplet impulsiv, överilad หุนหันพลันแล่น aceleci 魯莽的,衝動的 поривчастий; гарячий پر جوش، بے تحاشا hấp tấp 鲁莽的,冲动的
imˈpetuously adverb voortvarend بانْدِفاع، بِتَهَوُّر стремително impetuosamente zbrkle ungestüm overilet; ubesindigt παρορμητικά impetuosamente tormakalt با شتابزدگی malttamattomasti impétueusement בִּפזִיזוּת उतावलापन, जल्दबाजी naglo, žestoko féktelenül ketergesa-gesaan með ákafa/bráðlæti impetuosamente 性急に 충동적으로 ūmiai, staigiai strauji; impulsīvi; nesavaldīgi dengan gopoh onstuimig overilt, ubesindig impulsywnie په تندى سره، په بې پروايى سره impetuosamente (în mod) impetuos скоропалительно prudko; impulzívne vihravo, burno brzopleto impulsivt, överilat อย่างหุนหันพลันแล่น aceleyle 魯莽地 поривчасто شدت سے một cách hấp tấp 鲁莽地
imˌpetuˈosity (-ˈo-) noun voortvarendheid إنْدِفاع، تَهَوُّر устременост impetuosidade impulsívnost das Ungestüm ubesindighed παρορμητικότητα impetuosidad tormakus شتابزدگی malttamattomuus impétuosité פזיזות उतावलापन, जल्दबाजी naglost, žestina féktelenség ketergesa-gesaan bráðlæti; ákafi; skapofsi impetuosità 性急 충동 ūmumas, veržlumas straujums; impulsivitāte; nesavaldība kegopohan onstuimigheid ubesindighet, heftighet zapalczywość په شدت سره ځو ځېدونكى impetuosidade impetuozitate скоропалительность impulzívnosť vihravost brzopletost impulsivitet ความหุนหันพลันแล่น acelecilik 魯莽 поривчастість شدت tính hấp tấp 鲁莽
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impetuous
a. impetuoso-a.
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