Thesaurus / impetuous
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In Lowery’s film, Gawain is young, impetuous, prone to carousing, and ashamed of how little of his life has been spent on bold and brave exploits.
THE GREEN KNIGHT IS GLORIOUS AND A LITTLE BAFFLING. LET’S UNTANGLE IT.ALISSA WILKINSONJULY 30, 2021VOXIt was a kind of incredible performance, half on earth and half in the air: it rushed with such impetuous momentum.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD"You have been placed under arrest by order of the Ministry," replied Bézard, speaking in his quick, impetuous way.
THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICOWILLIAM LE QUEUXOh, those Camford conversations—how impetuous, how interesting, how thoroughly hearty and unconventional they were!
JULIAN HOMEDEAN FREDERIC W. FARRARA rush of impetuous words followed by the collapse of his father's form upon the pillow showed that the examination was over.
THE CIRCULAR STUDYANNA KATHARINE GREENIt was an exciting moment as that great bulk came on, its tons of sodden wood backed by the impetuous forces of the torrent.
GOLD-SEEKING ON THE DALTON TRAILARTHUR R. THOMPSONTo me it is simply a medium, an unstable, oscillating medium of impetuous spiritual energies.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIRThe cerebral neurasthenic makes rash, impetuous changes in his mode of life.
ESSAYS IN PASTORAL MEDICINEAUSTIN MALLEYHe has made hundreds of speeches on all subjects, that showed a gift of natural eloquence as well as a keen and impetuous nature.
WAYS OF WAR AND PEACEDELIA AUSTRIAN"No passion, Colombaik," put in the benign Joan, again interrupting the impetuous young man.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL OR FERGAN THE QUARRYMANEUGNE SUEWORDS RELATED TO IMPETUOUS
- abrupt
- breakneck
- brief
- frantic
- gone off half-cocked
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- hurried
- ill-advised
- impatient
- impetuous
- indiscreet
- jump the gun
- madcap
- off the hip
- off the top of head
- plunging
- precipitant
- quick
- rapid
- rash
- reckless
- refractory
- rushing
- subitaneous
- swift
- unanticipated
- uncontrolled
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- violent
- willful
- without warning
- ASAP
- a move on
- abrupt
- accelerated
- active
- agile
- alert
- animated
- breakneck
- brief
- brisk
- cursory
- curt
- double time
- energetic
- expeditious
- expeditive
- express
- fleet
- flying
- going
- harefooted
- hasty
- headlong
- hurried
- immediate
- impatient
- impetuous
- instantaneous
- keen
- lively
- mercurial
- move it
- nimble
- on the double
- perfunctory
- posthaste
- prompt
- pronto
- rapid
- snappy
- spirited
- sprightly
- spry
- sudden
- swift
- the lead out
- winged
- ASAP
- a move on
- abrupt
- accelerated
- active
- agile
- alert
- animated
- breakneck
- brief
- brisk
- cursory
- curt
- double time
- energetic
- expeditious
- expeditive
- express
- fleet
- flying
- going
- harefooted
- hasty
- headlong
- hurried
- immediate
- impatient
- impetuous
- instantaneous
- keen
- lively
- mercurial
- move it
- nimble
- on the double
- perfunctory
- posthaste
- prompt
- pronto
- rapid
- snappy
- spirited
- sprightly
- spry
- sudden
- swift
- the lead out
- winged
- ASAP
- a move on
- abrupt
- accelerated
- active
- agile
- alert
- animated
- breakneck
- brief
- brisk
- cursory
- curt
- double time
- energetic
- expeditious
- expeditive
- express
- fleet
- flying
- going
- harefooted
- hasty
- headlong
- hurried
- immediate
- impatient
- impetuous
- instantaneous
- keen
- lively
- mercurial
- move it
- nimble
- on the double
- perfunctory
- posthaste
- prompt
- pronto
- rapid
- snappy
- spirited
- sprightly
- spry
- sudden
- swift
- the lead out
- winged
- aggressive
- blustering
- boisterous
- clamorous
- dominant
- epidemic
- exceeding bounds
- excessive
- extravagant
- exuberant
- fanatical
- flagrant
- furious
- growing
- impetuous
- impulsive
- luxuriant
- on the rampage
- out of control
- outrageous
- pandemic
- predominant
- prevalent
- profuse
- raging
- rampaging
- rank
- rife
- riotous
- spreading
- tumultous/tumultuous
- turbulent
- unbridled
- unchecked
- uncontrollable
- ungovernable
- unrestrained
- unruly
- vehement
- violent
- wanton
- widespread
- wild
- adventurous
- audacious
- bold
- brash
- daring
- determined
- devil-may-care
- fiery
- foolhardy
- frenzied
- furious
- harebrained
- hasty
- headlong
- headstrong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- immature
- impetuous
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insuppressible
- irrational
- jumping to conclusions
- madcap
- overhasty
- passionate
- precipitant
- precipitate
- premature
- reckless
- thoughtless
- unguarded
- unthinking
- unwary
- venturesome
- venturous
- wild
- ad-lib
- automatic
- break loose
- casual
- down
- extemporaneous
- extempore
- free
- free spirited
- from the hip
- impetuous
- impromptu
- improvised
- inevitable
- instinctive
- involuntary
- irresistible
- natural
- off top of head
- off-the-cuff
- offhand
- simple
- unartful
- unavoidable
- unbidden
- uncompelled
- unconscious
- unconstrained
- uncontrived
- uncontrolled
- unforced
- unintentional
- unplanned
- unpremediated
- unprompted
- unsophisticated
- unstudied
- up front
- voluntary
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