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impetuous
01
done swiftly and without careful thought, driven by sudden and strong emotions or impulses
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most impetuous
Comparative
more impetuous
gradable
Examples
His impetuous decision to move to a new city without a job lined up worried his friends and family.
02
moving with intense force
Examples
The impetuous waves crashed against the rocky shoreline, sending sprays of water into the air.
Lexical Tree
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