'Impetuous' definitions:
Definition of 'impetuous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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) [syn: hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]
adjective
Marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"
Definition of 'Impetuous'
From: GCIDE
- Impetuous \Im*pet"u*ous\, a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See Impetus.]
- 1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. [1913 Webster]
- Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper. [1913 Webster]
- The people, on their holidays, Impetuous, insolent, unquenchable. --Milton.
- Syn: Forcible; rapid; hasty; precipitate; furious; boisterous; violent; raging; fierce; passionate. -- {Im*pet"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Im*pet"u*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impetuous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abrupt,
- accident-prone,
- active,
- acute,
- adrift,
- afloat,
- aggressive,
- alternating,
- amorphous,
- animated,
- antsy,
- antsy-pantsy,
- anxious,
- ardent,
- breakneck,
- breathless,
- brisk,
- brittle,
- capricious,
- careless,
- chafing,
- changeable,
- changeful,
- corruptible,
- deciduous,
- desperate,
- desultory,
- deviable,
- devil-may-care,
- dizzy,
- dying,
- dynamic,
- eager,
- eccentric,
- edgy,
- electrifying,
- energetic,
- enterprising,
- enthusiastic,
- ephemeral,
- erratic,
- evanescent,
- excited,
- fading,
- fast and loose,
- fervid,
- fickle,
- fierce,
- fiery,
- fitful,
- fleeting,
- flickering,
- flighty,
- flitting,
- fluctuating,
- fly-by-night,
- flying,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- fragile,
- frail,
- freakish,
- fretful,
- fretting,
- fugacious,
- fugitive,
- full of pep,
- furious,
- giddy,
- go-go,
- harum-scarum,
- hasty,
- headlong,
- hearty,
- hopped-up,
- hotheaded,
- hurried,
- impassioned,
- impatient,
- impermanent,
- impulsive,
- in a lather,
- in a stew,
- in a sweat,
- incisive,
- inconsistent,
- inconstant,
- indecisive,
- infirm,
- insubstantial,
- intense,
- irregular,
- irresolute,
- irresponsible,
- keen,
- kinetic,
- lively,
- living,
- lusty,
- mad,
- mazy,
- mercurial,
- mettlesome,
- momentary,
- moody,
- mortal,
- mutable,
- nerve-shattering,
- nondurable,
- nonpermanent,
- offhand,
- on edge,
- overeager,
- overenthusiastic,
- overhasty,
- overzealous,
- panting,
- passing,
- passionate,
- peppy,
- perishable,
- precipitant,
- precipitate,
- precipitous,
- quick,
- rambling,
- rash,
- reckless,
- restive,
- restless,
- robust,
- roving,
- rushing,
- scatterbrained,
- shapeless,
- shifting,
- shifty,
- shocking,
- short-lived,
- shuffling,
- simmering,
- slap-bang,
- slapdash,
- smacking,
- snappy,
- spanking,
- spasmodic,
- speedy,
- spineless,
- spirited,
- spontaneous,
- spur-of-the-moment,
- squirming,
- squirmy,
- startling,
- stormy,
- strenuous,
- strong,
- sudden,
- surprising,
- swift,
- take-charge,
- take-over,
- tempestuous,
- temporal,
- temporary,
- tornadic,
- transient,
- transitive,
- transitory,
- trenchant,
- unaccountable,
- unanticipated,
- uncertain,
- uncontrolled,
- undependable,
- undisciplined,
- undurable,
- uneasy,
- unenduring,
- unexpected,
- unfixed,
- unforeseen,
- unlooked-for,
- unpatient,
- unplanned,
- unpredictable,
- unpredicted,
- unpremeditated,
- unquiet,
- unreflective,
- unreliable,
- unrestrained,
- unsettled,
- unstable,
- unstable as water,
- unstaid,
- unsteadfast,
- unsteady,
- unthinking,
- vacillating,
- vagrant,
- variable,
- vehement,
- vibrant,
- vicissitudinary,
- vicissitudinous,
- vigorous,
- violent,
- vivacious,
- vivid,
- volatile,
- volcanic,
- wandering,
- wanton,
- wavering,
- wavery,
- wavy,
- wayward,
- whimsical,
- wild,
- wishy-washy,
- zestful,
- zesty,
- zippy