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impetuous
im·pet·u·ous I0059600 (ĭm-pĕch′o͞o-əs)adj.1. Acting or done quickly with little or inadequate thought.2. Having or marked by violent force: impetuous, heaving waves.
[Middle English, violent, from Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetuōsus, from Latin impetus, impetus; see impetus.]
im·pet′u·ous·ly adv.im·pet′u·ous·ness n.Synonyms: impetuous, hasty, headlong, precipitate
These adjectives describe abruptness or lack of deliberation. Impetuous suggests forceful impulsiveness or impatience: "[Martin Luther King] feared that an ill-prepared, impetuous demonstration would endanger ... the marchers" (Nick Kotz).
Hasty and headlong both stress hurried, often reckless action: "Hasty marriage seldom proveth well" (Shakespeare)."In his headlong flight down the circular staircase, ... [he] had pitched forward violently ... and probably broken his neck" (Mary Roberts Rinehart).
Precipitate suggests impulsiveness and lack of due reflection: "All my mistakes in life had flowed from that precipitate departure of mine" (Philip Roth).impetuous (ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs) adj1. liable to act without consideration; rash; impulsive2. resulting from or characterized by rashness or haste3. 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 nim•pet•u•ous (ɪmˈpɛtʃ u əs)
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion. 2. moving with great force; violent: impetuous winds. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin impetuōsus= Latin impetu(s) impetus + -ōsus -ous] im•pet′u•ous•ly, adv. im•pet′u•ous•ness, n. syn: impetuous, impulsive both refer to persons who are hasty and precipitate in action, or to actions not preceded by thought. impetuous suggests great energy, overeagerness, and impatience: an impetuous lover; impetuous words. impulsive emphasizes spontaneity and lack of reflection: an impulsive act of generosity. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | impetuous - 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)brainish, madcap, tearaway, hotheaded, impulsivearchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionincautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk" | | 2. | impetuous - marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" |
impetuousadjective rash, hasty, impulsive, violent, furious, fierce, eager, passionate, spontaneous, precipitate, ardent, impassioned, headlong, unplanned, unbridled, vehement, unrestrained, spur-of-the-moment, unthinking, unpremeditated, unreflecting He tended to act in a heated and impetuous way.
slow, cautious, wary, leisurely, mildimpetuousadjectiveCharacterized by unthinking boldness and haste:brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, improvident, impulsive, incautious, madcap, precipitant, precipitate, rash, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered.Translationsimpetuous (imˈpetjuəs) adjective acting in a hasty manner and without thinking. 魯莽的，衝動的 鲁莽的，冲动的 imˈpetuously adverb 魯莽地 鲁莽地imˌpetuˈosity (-ˈo-) noun 魯莽 鲁莽impetuous
Synonyms for impetuousadj rashSynonyms- rash
- hasty
- impulsive
- violent
- furious
- fierce
- eager
- passionate
- spontaneous
- precipitate
- ardent
- impassioned
- headlong
- unplanned
- unbridled
- vehement
- unrestrained
- spur-of-the-moment
- unthinking
- unpremeditated
- unreflecting
Antonyms- slow
- cautious
- wary
- leisurely
- mild
Synonyms for impetuousadj characterized by unthinking boldness and hasteSynonyms- brash
- foolhardy
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- hotheaded
- ill-considered
- improvident
- impulsive
- incautious
- madcap
- precipitant
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- slapdash
- temerarious
- unconsidered
Synonyms for impetuousadj characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberationSynonyms- brainish
- madcap
- tearaway
- hotheaded
- impulsive
Related Words- archaicism
- archaism
- incautious
adj marked by violent forceRelated Words |