Synonyms for impetuous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-pech-oo-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛtʃ u əs |
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Définition of impetuous
Origin :- late 14c., "hot-tempered, fierce," from Old French impetuos (13c.) and directly from Late Latin impetuosus "impetuous, violent," from Latin impetus "attack" (see impetus). Related: Impetuously; impetuousness.
- adj acting without thinking
- "It is a great deal worse to drive without her," said the impetuous lady.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Then, indeed, she had burst upon him with an impetuous despair that had alarmed him.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- At the impetuous outflinging of her hands, the floor was strewn with pink petals.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He was an impetuous leader; but he was skilful too; he never lost his head.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- Another minute, and impetuous Tom would have burst the window in.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Her praise was impetuous enough for further and greater exertions.
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- Pardon me, if I am impetuous—different from what I have seemed.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- It was difficult to restrain the impetuous valor of the French soldiers.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- In their impetuous rush they cut down twenty-five of their foes.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- Yes, he said; I mean the impetuous, ready to go at that which others are afraid to approach.
- Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
Antonyms for impetuous
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