impetuous
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400SATGRECAT
DEFINITION
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)
WEBSTER'S 1913
Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin impetus, meaning 'impulse'
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE
“No necessity exists for any hurry, except in the brain of that impetuous boy.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“However, impetuous theatre director Aurélien-Marie Lugné-Poe took the risk, producing the play at his Théâtre de l'Œuvre.”
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