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impetuosity

[im-pech-oo-os-i-tee] / ɪmˌpɛtʃ uˈɒs ɪ ti /




















NOUN
vehemence
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A version of this review appears in print on February 15, 2014, on page C5 of the with the headline: After a Snowy Overnight Trek, That Velvety Sound, Accented by Impetuosity.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2014

Impetuosity startled even his trainer when he won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland two weeks ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impetuosity and the frank avowal of intention are themselves an expression of the will to create that which is desirable; they can but form the habit of every artist under happy circumstances.

From Albert Durer by Moore, T. Sturge

Edward ushered in Alfred, saying, "Here is the other Impetuosity;" and sagely retired for a few minutes.

From Hard Cash by Reade, Charles

Impetuosity, vividness, a certain absoluteness and urgency in her demands, marked her in the eyes of all who came in contact with her.

From Robert Browning by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)




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