impetuous

Definition of impetuous

Adjectives

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
"an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
Synonyms:
brainish, hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway
incautious
lacking in caution
marked by violent force
"impetuous heaving waves"
Synonyms:
forceful
characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)

Vocabulary Lists for impetuous

  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

GRE STUDY GUIDE »(104 words)
  • megalomaniac
  • eclectic
  • pejorative
  • facetious
  • endermatic

  • abjure
  • arrogate
  • bilk
  • blight
  • blithe

SAT 100 »(100 words)
  • abbreviate
  • abstinence
  • adulation
  • adversity
  • aesthetic

  • fulsome
  • copious
  • quixotic
  • prognosticate
  • auspicate

  • abate
  • abdicate
  • aberration
  • abstain
  • adversity

GRE words »(500 words)
  • accrue
  • adamant
  • admonitory
  • perspicacious
  • sapient

Words that contain impetuous