Impetuousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  impetuousness
       n : rash impulsiveness [syn: {impetuosity}]