meaning of impetuous
1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper.
3. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; `brainish is archaic
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