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impetuous

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冲动的,猛烈的,轻率的,急躁的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. --Byron.

   2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man
      of impetuous temper.

            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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

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) [syn: {hotheaded}, {impulsive},
             {madcap}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]
     2: marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"
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