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IMPETUOUS adjective

Definition of impetuous (adjective)

  1. 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)
    • synonyms: brainish, hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway
  2. marked by violent force
    • "impetuous heaving waves"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet
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