impetuous

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation (Freq. 2)
- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
('brainish' is archaic)
• Syn:
hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway, brainish
• Similar to:
incautious
• Derivationally related forms:
impetuousness, impetuosity, impulsiveness (for: impulsive)
• Usage Domain:
archaism, archaicism
2. marked by violent force
- impetuous heaving waves
• Similar to:
forceful

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish