| 单词 | impetuous |
| 释义 | impetuous (once / 633 pages) adj Someone impetuous acts too hastily or carelessly. Hotheaded, impulsive folks are impetuous. If you're a careful person who thinks everything through and doesn't act rashly, then you're not very impetuous. Impetuous has to do with doing things on the spur of the moment — and not good things. Being impetuous usually goes along with being impatient and easily angered. If you're impetuous, you act quickly and thoughtlessly when you should just take a deep breath, relax, and think about the best thing to do. WORD FAMILYimpetuous: impetuosity, impetuously, impetuousness+/impetuosity: impetuosities USAGE EXAMPLESShe’s impetuous, calculating, extraordinary: It’s the kind of debut that promises great things. Time(Dec 27, 2016) “Nureyev was impetuous, glamorous, ardent,” Alastair Macaulay, the chief dance critic for The New York Times, recounted in an email. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Yet the elegant Mr. Tharaud’s version, at once probing and impetuous, is exceptional. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1adj characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation an impetuous display of spending and gambling Syn brainish, hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway incautious lacking in caution 2adj marked by violent force impetuous heaving waves Syn forceful characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) |
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