Associations to the word «Impetuous»

Wiktionary

IMPETUOUS, adjective. Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
IMPETUOUS, adjective. Characterized by sudden and violent force.

Dictionary definition

IMPETUOUS, adjective. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic).
IMPETUOUS, adjective. Marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca