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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[F.

impetueux

, L.

impetuosus

. See

Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent;

as, an

impetuous

wind; an

impetuous

torrent.

Went pouring forward with

impetuous

speed.

Byron.

Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent;

as, a man of

impetuous

temper

–

Im-pet′u-ous-ly

adv.

–

Im-pet′u-ous-ness

Noun.

Adj.

[L. impetuosus, from impetus,impeto; in and peto, to urge, to rush. See Bid.]

Rushing with great force and violence; moving rapidly; furious; forcible; fierce; raging; as an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.

Vehement of mind; fierce; hasty; passionate; violent; as a man of impetuous temper.