'Impetuously' definitions:
Definition of 'impetuously'
From: WordNet
adverb
In an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets it" [syn: impetuously, impulsively]
Definition of 'Impetuously'
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 'impetuously'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a corps perdu,
- abruptly,
- bang,
- carelessly,
- dash,
- desperately,
- furiously,
- happen what may,
- hastily,
- head over heels,
- headfirst,
- headforemost,
- headlong,
- heedlessly,
- heels over head,
- helter-skelter,
- holus-bolus,
- hotfoot,
- hotheadedly,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- impulsively,
- like a flash,
- like a thunderbolt,
- like crazy,
- like mad,
- madly,
- of a sudden,
- on short notice,
- overeagerly,
- overenthusiastically,
- overzealously,
- plop,
- plump,
- plunk,
- pop,
- precipitantly,
- precipitately,
- precipitously,
- quickly,
- ramble-scramble,
- rashly,
- recklessly,
- sharp,
- slam-bang,
- slap,
- slap-bang,
- slapdash,
- smack,
- startlingly,
- sudden,
- suddenly,
- surprisingly,
- unawares,
- unexpectedly,
- wantonly,
- wildly,
- without notice,
- without warning