Meaning

2 senses
  1. Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.

    ungestüm, impulsiv, leidenschaftlich

    поспе́шныйpospéšnyj, опроме́тчивыйoprométčivyj

  2. Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence.

    1917, revised 1925, Ezra Pound, "Canto I" Unsheathed the narrow sword, I sat to keep off the impetuous impotent dead […]

    ungestüm, stürmisch, brüsk

    поры́вистыйporývistyj, стреми́тельныйstremítelʹnyj

More definitions
  • marked by violent force
  • characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom is a solid and determined man, but sometimes he's as impetuous as a river of molten lava.

    Том - твердий і рішучий чоловік, але часом він такий же бурхливий, як річка розплавленої лави.

    deTom ist ein zuverlässiger, zielstrebiger Mann. Aber manchmal ist er ungestüm wie ein Strom flüssiger Lava.

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  2. He has an impetuous and irascible personality.

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  3. He has an impetuous and irascible character.

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  4. She's so impetuous; I wish she would consider things before acting.

    ruОна такая импульсивная; хотелось бы, чтобы она оценивала ситуацию, прежде чем действовать.

    deSie ist so ungestüm. Ich wünschte, sie würde nachdenken, bevor sie handelt.

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  5. Don't be so impetuous.

    deSei nicht so ungestüm!

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
describing one who makes arbitrary decisions:
characterized by sudden and violent force:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
describing one who makes arbitrary decisions:
characterized by sudden and violent force:

Origin

From Middle English impetuous, from Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetuōsus (“vio

From Middle English impetuous, from Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetuōsus (“violent”), from Latin impetus (“attack, violence”).

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Forms

more impetuous, most impetuous
Comparativemore impetuous Lesson
Superlativemost impetuous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

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