English-Thai Dictionary

impetuous

ADJ หุนหันพลันแล่น  มุ ทะล  ใจเร็ว  เลือดร้อน  hasty rash hun-han-pan-lan

 

impetuously

ADV อย่าง หุนหันพลันแล่น  อย่าง มุทะลุ  อย่าง คึกคะนอง  hastily rashly yang-hun-han-pan-lan

 

impetuousness

N ความคึกคะนอง  ความ หุนหันพลันแล่น  ความ มุทะลุ  hastiness rashness recklessness kwam-kuek-ka-nong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPETUOUS

a.[L. impetuosus, from impetus, impeto; in and peto, to urge, to rush. See Bid. ] 1. Rushing with great force and violence; moving rapidly; furious; forcible; fierce; raging; as an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
2. Vehement of mind; fierce; hasty; passionate; violent; as a man of impetuous temper.

 

IMPETUOUSLY

adv. Violently; fiercely; forcibly; with haste and force.

 

IMPETUOUSNESS

n.A driving or rushing with haste and violence; furiousness; fury; violence. 1. Vehemence of temper; violence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPETUOUS

Im *pet "u *ous, a. Etym: [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

impetuous

im pet u ous |imˈpeCHo͞oəs ɪmˈpetʃuəs | ▶adjective acting or done quickly and without thought or care: her friend was headstrong and impetuous. • moving forcefully or rapidly: an impetuous but controlled flow of water. DERIVATIVES im pet u os i ty |-ˌpeCHo͞oˈäsitē |noun, im pet u ous ly adverb, im pet u ous ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French impetueux, from late Latin impetuosus, from impetere ‘to assail, attack. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

impetuous

im ¦petu |ous |ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs | ▶adjective acting or done quickly and without thought or care: she might live to rue this impetuous decision. • moving forcefully or rapidly: an impetuous but controlled flow of water. DERIVATIVES impetuosity |-ˈɒsɪti |noun, impetuously adverb, impetuousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French impetueux, from late Latin impetuosus, from impetere ‘to attack ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

impetuous

impetuous adjective 1 an impetuous decision: impulsive, rash, hasty, overhasty, reckless, heedless, careless, foolhardy, bullheaded, headstrong, incautious, imprudent, injudicious, ill-considered, unthought-out; spontaneous, impromptu, spur-of-the-moment, precipitate, precipitous, hurried, rushed; informal devil-may-care, harum-scarum, hotheaded. ANTONYMS considered, cautious. 2 an impetuous flow of water: torrential, powerful, forceful, vigorous, violent, raging, relentless, uncontrolled; rapid, fast, fast-flowing, swift. ANTONYMS sluggish.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

impetuous

impetuous adjective 1 she might live to regret this impetuous decision: impulsive, rash, hasty, overhasty, reckless, heedless, foolhardy, incautious, imprudent, injudicious, ill-conceived, ill-considered, unplanned, unreasoned, unthought-out, unthinking; spontaneous, impromptu, spur-of-the-moment, precipitate, precipitous, headlong, hurried, rushed. ANTONYMS cautious, considered. 2 an impetuous flow of water: torrential, powerful, forceful, vigorous, violent, raging, rampant, relentless, unrestrained, uncontrolled, unbridled; rapid, fast, fast-flowing, rushing. ANTONYMS sluggish, weak. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD impetuous, impulsive, precipitate, headlong These words all refer to haste and lack of forethought. ■ Impetuous and impulsive are very similar in meaning, applying to people, their characters, or their actions, but impetuous emphasizes the irresponsibility involved (I was a bit impetuous offering him the job just like that | she might live to regret this impetuous decision ), while to be impulsive can be endearing (an act of impulsive generosity | they married as young, impulsive teenagers ). ■ Precipitate is used of actions, not people; a precipitate act is typically undesirable and lacks proper planning or consideration of its possible effect (the danger of inappropriate and precipitate intervention which fails to protect the child ). ■ When used as an adjective, headlong applies only to actions, not to people. It describes actions which, after their initial impetus, are not guided by any plan and quickly get out of control (our headlong rush to develop and industrialize the world ). As an adverb, headlong can also apply to people in this sense (I'm going to enjoy each day while it lasts, instead of dashing headlong into the future ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

impetuous

im pet u ous /ɪmpétʃuəs /形容詞 1 〈人などが 〉性急な, 衝動的な, がむしゃらな (rash, impulsive ).2 〈動きなどが 〉激しい, 猛烈な (violent )▸ impetuous winds 猛烈な風 ～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞 ＝impetuosity .