Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The condition or quality of being impetuous; impetuosity; vehemence.

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  • noun uncountable The state or quality of being impetuous; making arbitrary decisions.
  • noun countable Result of being impetuous; arbitrary decisions.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun rash impulsiveness

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Examples

  • I got her youthful impetuousness, which is classic Lois Lane, and at the same time a motherly sense, a protective sense regarding her child, who plays a significant role in the picture.

    Comic Book Movie 2009

  • Was that an act of distraction or rabid impetuousness?

    DeMint: Obama 'distracted' from protecting the country 2010

  • "I guess I'll be wanted," the pawnbroker observed, as he jerked open his shirt, tearing out the four buttons in his impetuousness and showing a Colt's .44 automatic, strapped in its holster against the bare skin of his side under his left arm, the butt of the weapon most readily accessible to any hasty dip of his right hand.

    CHAPTER XV 2010

  • She waited with a quiet smile, pleasuring in his unruly impetuousness.

    CHAPTER XXVI 2010

  • That's the bronze-tinted celestial realm where the young God of Thunder Chris Hemsworth struggles against evil forces and his own impetuousness.

    'Thor': A Vehicle of Low Norsepower Joe Morgenstern 2011

  • This evening would not have happened without that same impetuousness.

    Electric Proms: Elton John and Leon Russell – review Gareth Grundy 2010

  • Well I suppose that in many ways that's me on the receiving end of that slap and I'm about to pay for my audacity and impetuousness with questionable reviews.

    John Malik: The Many Flaws of My First Novel John Malik 2012

  • “Out of my way,” he muttered, the impetuousness of youth bolstered by need allowing him to push past her and into the room beyond.

    Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011

  • Well I suppose that in many ways that's me on the receiving end of that slap and I'm about to pay for my audacity and impetuousness with questionable reviews.

    John Malik: The Many Flaws of My First Novel John Malik 2012

  • “Out of my way,” he muttered, the impetuousness of youth bolstered by need allowing him to push past her and into the room beyond.

    Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011

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