IMPETUOUS
\ɪmpˈɛt͡ʃuːəs], \ɪmpˈɛtʃuːəs], \ɪ_m_p_ˈɛ_tʃ_uː_ə_s]\
Definitions of IMPETUOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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)
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marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"
By Princeton University
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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)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
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Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper.
By Oddity Software
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Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
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Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper.
By Noah Webster.
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Rushing with force and violence; acting with sudden energy; hasty and rash in action and speech.
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Impetuously.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Violent, forcible, fierce ; vehement, passionate.
By Thomas Sheridan
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