impetuous
Meaning of impetuous
- acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
she might live to rue this impetuous decision
late Middle English: from Old French impetueux, from late Latin impetuosus, from impetere ‘to attack’.
Information about impetuous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of impetuous
im-petu-ous
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- impetuous is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
impetuous synonyms
Meaning hotheaded:
hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway, brainish
Meaning acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous:
Meaning done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried:
Meaning excessively hasty:
Meaning heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous:
Meaning showing a reckless lack of care or attention:
Meaning recklessly bold or rash:
Meaning (of a person or an action) heedless of potential problems or risks:
Meaning not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash:
Meaning showing very poor judgement; unwise:
Meaning not planned:
Meaning not based on good sense or logic:
Meaning expressed, done, or acting without proper consideration of the consequences:
Meaning performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus:
Meaning done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed:
Meaning done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration:
Meaning (of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration:
Meaning extremely or recklessly hasty:
Meaning done in a hurry; rushed:
Meaning done or completed too hurriedly; hasty:
impetuous antonyms
Meaning (of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers:
Meaning having been thought about carefully:
Translation of impetuous
- Italian: dirompente, impetuoso
- German: explosiv
- Spanish: impetuoso
- French: impétueux
- Portuguese: tumultuante
Words that rhyme with impetuous
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