impetuous 音标拼音: [ɪmp'ɛtʃwəs]
a . 冲动的,猛烈的,轻率的,急躁的
冲动的,猛烈的,轻率的,急躁的
impetuous adj 1 :
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 ) [
synonym : {
hotheaded }, {
impulsive },
{
impetuous }, {
madcap }, {
tearaway (
a )}, {
brainish }]
2 :
marked by violent force ; "
impetuous heaving waves "
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Went pouring forward with impetuous speed . --
Byron .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Vehement in feeling ;
hasty ;
passionate ;
violent ;
as ,
a man of impetuous temper .
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1913 Webster ]
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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1913 Webster ]
225 Moby Thesaurus words for "
impetuous ":
abrupt ,
accident -
prone ,
active ,
acute ,
adrift ,
afloat ,
aggressive ,
alternating ,
amorphous ,
animated ,
antsy ,
antsy -
pantsy ,
anxious ,
ardent ,
breakneck ,
breathless ,
brisk ,
brittle ,
capricious ,
careless ,
chafing ,
changeable ,
changeful ,
corruptible ,
deciduous ,
desperate ,
desultory ,
deviable ,
devil -
may -
care ,
dizzy ,
dying ,
dynamic ,
eager ,
eccentric ,
edgy ,
electrifying ,
energetic ,
enterprising ,
enthusiastic ,
ephemeral ,
erratic ,
evanescent ,
excited ,
fading ,
fast and loose ,
fervid ,
fickle ,
fierce ,
fiery ,
fitful ,
fleeting ,
flickering ,
flighty ,
flitting ,
fluctuating ,
fly -
by -
night ,
flying ,
forceful ,
forcible ,
fragile ,
frail ,
freakish ,
fretful ,
fretting ,
fugacious ,
fugitive ,
full of pep ,
furious ,
giddy ,
go -
go ,
harum -
scarum ,
hasty ,
headlong ,
hearty ,
hopped -
up ,
hotheaded ,
hurried ,
impassioned ,
impatient ,
impermanent ,
impulsive ,
in a lather ,
in a stew ,
in a sweat ,
incisive ,
inconsistent ,
inconstant ,
indecisive ,
infirm ,
insubstantial ,
intense ,
irregular ,
irresolute ,
irresponsible ,
keen ,
kinetic ,
lively ,
living ,
lusty ,
mad ,
mazy ,
mercurial ,
mettlesome ,
momentary ,
moody ,
mortal ,
mutable ,
nerve -
shattering ,
nondurable ,
nonpermanent ,
offhand ,
on edge ,
overeager ,
overenthusiastic ,
overhasty ,
overzealous ,
panting ,
passing ,
passionate ,
peppy ,
perishable ,
precipitant ,
precipitate ,
precipitous ,
quick ,
rambling ,
rash ,
reckless ,
restive ,
restless ,
robust ,
roving ,
rushing ,
scatterbrained ,
shapeless ,
shifting ,
shifty ,
shocking ,
short -
lived ,
shuffling ,
simmering ,
slap -
bang ,
slapdash ,
smacking ,
snappy ,
spanking ,
spasmodic ,
speedy ,
spineless ,
spirited ,
spontaneous ,
spur -
of -
the -
moment ,
squirming ,
squirmy ,
startling ,
stormy ,
strenuous ,
strong ,
sudden ,
surprising ,
swift ,
take -
charge ,
take -
over ,
tempestuous ,
temporal ,
temporary ,
tornadic ,
transient ,
transitive ,
transitory ,
trenchant ,
unaccountable ,
unanticipated ,
uncertain ,
uncontrolled ,
undependable ,
undisciplined ,
undurable ,
uneasy ,
unenduring ,
unexpected ,
unfixed ,
unforeseen ,
unlooked -
for ,
unpatient ,
unplanned ,
unpredictable ,
unpredicted ,
unpremeditated ,
unquiet ,
unreflective ,
unreliable ,
unrestrained ,
unsettled ,
unstable ,
unstable as water ,
unstaid ,
unsteadfast ,
unsteady ,
unthinking ,
vacillating ,
vagrant ,
variable ,
vehement ,
vibrant ,
vicissitudinary ,
vicissitudinous ,
vigorous ,
violent ,
vivacious ,
vivid ,
volatile ,
volcanic ,
wandering ,
wanton ,
wavering ,
wavery ,
wavy ,
wayward ,
whimsical ,
wild ,
wishy -
washy ,
zestful ,
zesty ,
zippy
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