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1. (adj.) impetuous
of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion.
2. impetuous
moving with great force; violent:
impetuous winds.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF < LL impetuōsus= L impetu(s)impetus+-ōsus -ous)
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| Definition of 'impetuous' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish
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)
2. (adj) impetuous
marked by violent force
"impetuous heaving waves"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) impetuous
rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent
2. (adj) impetuous
vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper
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Sense: acting in a hasty manner and without thinking.
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 Afrikaans: voortvarend |
 Arabic: مُتَهَوِّر، مُنْدَفِع |
 Bulgarian: прибързан |
 Brazilian: impetuoso |
 Czech: prudký, zbrklý |
 German: ungestüm |
 Danish: overilet; ubesindig |
 Greek: παρορμητικός |
 Spanish: impetuoso |
 Estonian: tormakas |
 Farsi: شتابزده |
 Finnish: malttamaton |
 French: impétueux |
 Hebrew: פָּזִיז |
 Hindi: जल्दबाज |
 Croatian: nagao,žestok |
 Hungarian: indulatos |
 Indonesian: bertindak tergesa-gesa |
 Icelandic: bráður; ákafur |
 Italian: impetuoso |
 Japanese: 性急な |
 Korean: 충동적인 |
 Lithuanian: ūmus, staigus |
 Latvian: straujš; impulsīvs; nesav |
 Malay: gopoh |
 Dutch: onstuimig |
 Norwegian: overilt, ubesindig |
 Polish: popędliwy |
 Persian: شتابزده |
 Pashto: په شدت سره ځو ځېدونكى، تن |
 Portuguese: impetuoso |
 Romanian: impetuos |
 Russian: скоропалительный |
 Slovak: prudký; impulzívny, neuvá |
 Slovenian: vihrav |
 Serbian: brzoplet |
 Swedish: impulsiv,överilad |
 Thai: หุนหันพลันแล่น |
 Turkish: aceleci |
 Taiwanese: 魯莽的，衝動的 |
 Ukrainian: поривчастий; гарячий |
 Urdu: پر جوش، بے تحاشا |
 Vietnamese: hấp tấp |
 Chinese: 鲁莽的，冲动的 |
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