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impetuous
adjective
(im-pet-u-ous)
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Synonyms:
brainish
,
hotheaded
,
impulsive
,
madcap
,
tearaway
,
Examples:
An impetuous display of spending and gambling.
impetuous
adjective
(im-pet-u-ous)
marked by violent force
Examples:
Impetuous heaving waves.
Words Related to
impetuous
!
impulsive
,
hotheaded
,
forceful
,
incautious
,
tearaway
,
madcap
,
brainish
,
rash
,
fierce
,
headstrong
,
petulant
,
rebellious
,
brash
,
flighty
,
temperamental
,
tempestuous
,
fearless
,
timid
,
reckless
,
rambunctious
,
exuberant
,
obstinate
,
feisty
,
excitable
,
undisciplined
,
insolent
,
truculent
,
intemperate
,
impudent
,
mischievous
,
arrogant
,
cocky
,
capricious
,
pugnacious
,
haughty
,
adventurous
,
irrepressible
,
coltish
,
callow
,
precocious
,
mercurial
,
diffident
,
imperious
,
roguish
,
calculative
,
indecisive
,
brusk
,
doltish
,
spiteful
,
shrewd
,
cocksure
,
eccentric
,
pixieish
,
incorrigible
,
steely
,
loutish
,
unassertive
,
egocentric
,
obstreperous
,
imperturbable
,
guileless
,
immature
,
flamboyant
,
egotistical
,
domineering
,
impish
,
moony
,
coquettish
,
vengeful
,
feckless
,
clownlike
,
gawky
,
hardheaded
,
sullen
,
extroverted
,
histrionic
,
streetwise
,
instinctive
,
shrewish
,
peevish
,
vixenish
,
irascible
,
waspish
,
charismatic
,
moody
,
assertive
,
dandified
,
uncouth
,
boorish
,
idealist
,
lovesick
,
lustful
,
scatty
,
puppyish
,
schoolmarmish
,
choleric
,
insouciant
,
unmannered
,
caddish
,
iracund
,
impetuous
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words From Novels or Stories - Nov 2018
He was too impetuous to handle the stock market, he just didn’t have the patience required to make real money and not give it up stupidly.
By: Jamie
From:
Words in the News - December 2018
The child was impetuous, which made it difficult for him to gain friends at school.
Think... 'impulsive hot-head'