impetuousadj.

/ɪmˈpɛtjuːəs/

Forms: α. Middle English impetuious, Middle English impetuouse, ympetuous, inpytuous, 1500s impytuous, ( impetous), 1500s– impetuous. β. Middle English inpeteous, (1500s impeteous, impiteous, impyteous, ( impytous, impietouse), 1500s–1600s impetious, 1600s impitious, impittious.

Etymology: < French impétueux, -euse (13th cent. in Littré), < Latin impetuōsus , < impetus (see below and -ous suffix). The β forms suggest association with piteous.

1. Of physical things or actions: Having much impetus; moving with great force or violence, or characterized by violent motion; very rapid, forcibly rushing, violent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > rapidly or suddenly

ranka1250

headya1425

impetuous1490

powdering1619

wanton1753

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xxvi. 100 A right grete & Impetuouse tempeste rose.

?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Gij^v, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens Yf the fluxyon be impetuous.

1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 64 A whirl-wind so strangely impetuous, that it amazed those that beheld it.

1692 J. Ray Dissol. World (1732) xi. v. 218 That great and impetuous River.

1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 98 Strength to resist the most impetuous winds.

1832 R. Lander & J. Lander Jrnl. Exped. Niger II. x. 92 The river..is much swollen..its current more impetuous.

β. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. U.v^v Roring and impiteous sees.1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth viii. sig. E.ii Great and impyteous [1562 impytous] wyndes.a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) xxi. 176 Great impietouse wyndes.1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. v. 98 The Ocean..Eates not the flats with more impitious [1623 impittious] hast. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 175 A kinde of nimble violence and impetious motion.

2. Of feelings, etc., or of personal action or disposition, and hence of persons: Acting with or marked by great, sudden, or rash energy; vehement, violent, passionate, ardent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adjective]

brothc1175

impetuous1398

headya1425

brainish1530

hot-brained1556

hot-headed1603

flashy1632

hot-reined1635

scapperboiling1673

warm1749

étourdi1750

torrentuous1840

impulsive1847

unpoised1872

torrential1877

Latin1914

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > rapidly or suddenly > of personal actions or persons

impetuous1398

rampant?1609

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum iv. x. (Tollem. MS.) Colerike men beþ generally wraþful, hardy,..unstable, impetuious [1495 inpeteous, 1535 impeteous; L. instabiles, impetuosi].

c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 17 Wardid and defendyd, aȝenst ympetuous hostylyte.

a1628 J. Preston Breast-plate of Faith (1631) 207 A man that hath a more impetuous spirit than another.

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 207 This Lords daughter had so impetuous a Love-passion for him.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 167. ⁋11 The impetuous vivacity of youth.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 170 His affection was as impetuous as his wrath.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 158 I mean the impetuous, ready to go at that which others are afraid to approach.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	impetuous
释义	impetuousadj. /ɪmˈpɛtjuːəs/ Forms: α. Middle English impetuious, Middle English impetuouse, ympetuous, inpytuous, 1500s impytuous, ( impetous), 1500s– impetuous. β. Middle English inpeteous, (1500s impeteous, impiteous, impyteous, ( impytous, impietouse), 1500s–1600s impetious, 1600s impitious, impittious. Etymology: < French impétueux, -euse (13th cent. in Littré), < Latin impetuōsus , < impetus (see below and -ous suffix). The β forms suggest association with piteous. 1. Of physical things or actions: Having much impetus; moving with great force or violence, or characterized by violent motion; very rapid, forcibly rushing, violent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > rapidly or suddenly ranka1250 headya1425 impetuous1490 powdering1619 wanton1753 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xxvi. 100 A right grete & Impetuouse tempeste rose. ?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Gij^v, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens Yf the fluxyon be impetuous. 1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 64 A whirl-wind so strangely impetuous, that it amazed those that beheld it. 1692 J. Ray Dissol. World (1732) xi. v. 218 That great and impetuous River. 1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 98 Strength to resist the most impetuous winds. 1832 R. Lander & J. Lander Jrnl. Exped. Niger II. x. 92 The river..is much swollen..its current more impetuous. β. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. U.v^v Roring and impiteous sees.1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth viii. sig. E.ii Great and impyteous [1562 impytous] wyndes.a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) xxi. 176 Great impietouse wyndes.1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. v. 98 The Ocean..Eates not the flats with more impitious [1623 impittious] hast. View more context for this quotation1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 175 A kinde of nimble violence and impetious motion. 2. Of feelings, etc., or of personal action or disposition, and hence of persons: Acting with or marked by great, sudden, or rash energy; vehement, violent, passionate, ardent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adjective] brothc1175 impetuous1398 headya1425 brainish1530 hot-brained1556 hot-headed1603 flashy1632 hot-reined1635 scapperboiling1673 warm1749 étourdi1750 torrentuous1840 impulsive1847 unpoised1872 torrential1877 Latin1914 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > rapidly or suddenly > of personal actions or persons impetuous1398 rampant?1609 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum iv. x. (Tollem. MS.) Colerike men beþ generally wraþful, hardy,..unstable, impetuious [1495 inpeteous, 1535 impeteous; L. instabiles, impetuosi]. c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 17 Wardid and defendyd, aȝenst ympetuous hostylyte. a1628 J. Preston Breast-plate of Faith (1631) 207 A man that hath a more impetuous spirit than another. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 207 This Lords daughter had so impetuous a Love-passion for him. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 167. ⁋11 The impetuous vivacity of youth. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 170 His affection was as impetuous as his wrath. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 158 I mean the impetuous, ready to go at that which others are afraid to approach. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1398
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