impetuous[adjective]Synonyms: rash, hasty, impulsive, precipitate, unthinking
Contrasted words: equable, even, steady, advised, considered, deliberate, planned, premeditated
Related Words: spontaneous,
restive,
ardent,
fervid,
impassioned,
passionate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im‧pet‧u‧ous /ɪmˈpetʃuəs/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: impétueux, from Late Latin impetuosus, from Latin impetus; ⇒ impetus]
tending to do things very quickly, without thinking carefully first, or showing this quality
Synonym : impulsive:
He was high-spirited and impetuous. She might live to regret this impetuous decision.—impetuously adverb—impetuousness noun [uncountable]—impetuosity /ɪmˌpetʃuˈɒsəti, ɪmˌpetʃuˈɒsɪti $ -ˈɑː-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲