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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,...
- Impetuous: German Translation
impetuous translate: ungestüm. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Impetuous: Thai Translation
impetuous translate: หุนหันพลันแล่น. Learn more in the...
- Impetuous: Malay Translation
IMPETUOUS translate: gopoh. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Impetuous in Russian
IMPETUOUS translate: импульсивный, порывистый . Learn more...
- Impetuous in Polish
IMPETUOUS translate: gwałtowny, porywczy, popędliwy. Learn...
- Impetuous in French
IMPETUOUS translate: impétueux. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
done or acting quickly and without thinking carefully: an impetuous outburst. (Definition of impetuous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)