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IMPETUOUS definition: 1. likely to do something suddenly, without considering the results of your actions: 2. said or…. Learn more.
- English (US)
IMPETUOUS meaning: 1. likely to do something suddenly,...
- Znaczenie Impetuous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
IMPETUOUS definicja: 1. likely to do something suddenly,...
- Traditional
IMPETUOUS translate: 衝動的，魯莽的, 輕率的，草率的. Learn more in the...
- Impetuous in Spanish
IMPETUOUS translate: impetuoso, impulsivo, impetuoso. Learn...
- English (US)
1. : marked by impulsive vehemence or passion. an impetuous temperament. 2. : marked by force and violence of movement or action. an impetuous wind. impetuously adverb. impetuousness noun. Did you know? When we borrowed impetuous in the late 14th century, we used it of people and their actions.
If you describe someone as impetuous, you mean that they are likely to act quickly and suddenly without thinking or being careful. He was young and impetuous. He tended to react in a heated and impetuous way.
Impetuous definition: of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive. See examples of IMPETUOUS used in a sentence.
IMPETUOUS meaning: 1. likely to do something suddenly, without considering the results of your actions: 2. said or…. Learn more.
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.
Someone impetuous acts too hastily or carelessly. Hotheaded, impulsive folks are impetuous. If you're a careful person who thinks everything through and doesn't act rashly, then you're not very impetuous. Impetuous has to do with doing things on the spur of the moment — and not good things.
