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impetuous
/ ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs; ɪmˌpɛtjʊˈɒsɪtɪ /
adjective
- liable to act without consideration; rash; impulsive
- resulting from or characterized by rashness or haste
- poetic.moving with great force or violence; rushing
the impetuous stream hurtled down the valley
Derived Forms
- ˈٳܴdzܲ, adverb
- ˈٳܴdzܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·u·dzܲ· adverb
- ·u·dzܲ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of impetuous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of impetuous1
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Example Sentences
Turns out the impetuous billionaire had gratuitously insulted Kelly after the senator had posted a long thread on X about his recent trip to Ukraine.
Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.
Worse, from a political standpoint, the off-color episode raised doubts about Boebert’s judgment and impetuous nature, and badly undermined her image as a family-minded conservative and devout Christian.
The club identifies, correctly, as a titan, and — under Pérez’s stewardship, in particular — it has taken great pride in living the values associated with the classical definition of that term: impetuous, impulsive, irascible.
Washington’s offense was impetuous and its defense impregnable, to steal from the classic Mike Tyson riff.
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