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impetuosity|ɪmˌpɛtjuːˈɒsɪtɪ|
[a. F. impétuosité (13th c. in Godefroy Compl.), ad. L. impetuōsitās, f. impetuōs-us: see next and -ity.]
The quality or character of being impetuous; sudden or violent energy of movement, action, etc.; vehemence: a. of physical things or actions.
1585T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. ii. xi. 46 The wynde and the rayne tooke us agayne wyth suche a furour and impetuosite. 1660F. Brooke tr. Le Blanc's Trav. 106 The tide runs..with such fury and impetuosity, as it were mountains rolled up in water. 1687A. Lovell tr. Thevenot's Trav. i. 289 We entred the Town with so great Fury and Impetuosity, that the besieged begged Quarter. 1790Beatson Nav. & Mil. Mem. I. 244 They came down from the heights with the greatest impetuosity, and began their attack on the royal artillery. 1811Pinkerton Petral. II. 536 Flames..issued forth with great impetuosity. 1839Thirlwall Greece xlix. VI. 183 Their left wing was almost immediately broken by the impetuosity of his charge.
b. of feelings, temper, disposition, etc.
1639Du Verger tr. Camus' Admir. Events 12 Being not able any longer to beare the impetuosity of his appetites. 1749Fielding Tom Jones vi. v, You know the impetuosity of my brother's temper. 1872Black Adv. Phaeton viii, This amiable self-discipline struggling with her ordinary frank impetuosity.
c. with pl. An instance of this quality; an impetuous movement, action, or feeling.
1632Lithgow Trav. v. 178 Indangered by violent and extreame impetuosities of raine. 1744Harris Three Treat. iii. i. (1765) 171 The Impulses of Appetite, the Impetuosities of Resentment may tempt us. 1815Hist. Mr. J. Decastro IV. 253 Genevieve, with all her impetuosities, has, we confess, always been a favourite with us. |