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impetuous, a.|ɪmˈpɛtjuːəs|
Forms: α. 4 impetuious, 5 impetuouse, ympetuous, inpytuous, 6 impytuous, (-petous), 6– -petuous. β. 5 inpeteous, (6 impeteous, -piteous, -pyteous, (-pytous, -pietouse), 6–7 impetious, 7 -pittious.
[a. F. impétueux, -euse (13th c. in Littré), ad. L. impetuōs-us, f. impetu-s (see below and -ous).
The β forms suggest association with piteous.]
1. Of physical things or actions: Having much impetus; moving with great force or violence, or characterized by violent motion; very rapid, forcibly rushing, violent.
c1489Caxton Blanchardyn xxvi. 100 A right grete & Impetuouse tempeste rose. 1541R. Copland Galyen's Terapeut. 2 G ij b, Yf the fluxyon be impetuous. 1600F. Walker Sp. Mandeville 64 a, A whirl-wind so strangely impetuous, that it amazed those that beheld it. 1692Ray Dissol. World xi. v. (1732) 218 That great and impetuous River. 1794S. Williams Vermont 98 Strength to resist the most impetuous winds. 1832Lander Adv. Niger II. x. 92 The river..is much swollen..its current more impetuous.
βa1533Ld. Berners Gold. Bk. M. Aurel. (1546) U v b, Roring and impiteous sees. 1542Boorde Dyetary ix. (1870) 250 Great and impyteous [v.r. impytous] wyndes. 1547― Introd. Knowl. xxi. 176 Great impietouse wyndes. 1602Shakes. Ham. iv. v. 100 The Ocean..Eates not the Flats with more impittious haste. 1615Crooke Body of Man 175 A kinde of nimble violence and impetious motion.
2. Of feelings, etc., or of personal action or disposition, and hence of persons: Acting with or marked by great, sudden, or rash energy; vehement, violent, passionate, ardent.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. iv. x. (Tollem. MS.), Colerike men beþ generally wraþful, hardy,..unstable, impetuious [1495 inpeteous, 1535 impeteous; Lat. instabiles, impetuosi]. c1425Found. St. Bartholomew's (E.E.T.S.) 17 Wardid and defendyd, aȝenst ympetuous hostylyte. a1628Preston Breastpl. Love (1631) 207 A man that hath a more impetuous spirit than another. 1660F. Brooke tr. Le Blanc's Trav. 207 This Lords daughter had so impetuous a Love-passion for him. 1751Johnson Rambler No. 167 ⁋11 The impetuous vivacity of youth. 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. vii. II. 170 His affection was as impetuous as his wrath. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) I. 165, I mean the impetuous, ready to go at that which others are afraid to approach. |