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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. --Byron.
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2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man
of impetuous temper.
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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.
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