impetuously

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adverb

In an impetuous manner; with sudden force.

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Meanings

adverbimpetuously (comparative more impetuously, superlative most impetuously)

comparative more impetuously · superlative most impetuously

  1. In an impetuous manner; with sudden force.

    And downe the shower impetuously doth fall, Like that which men the Hurricano call...

    1627, Michael Drayton, Battaile of Agincourt
    2 more examples

    But it was recollected that he had killed the second one rather impetuously with a mallet, and altogether in such an unneat and bungling manner as to excite considerable comment; […]

    1869, The Overland Monthly, volume 2, page 270

    The Madonna letters, which are interspersed with more personal missives in this curious epistolary memoir, accumulate into a rap about the downsides of celebrity - the problems of ageing, of invaded privacy, of becoming vain and impetuously adopting children from other continents.

    25 October 2008, Claire Armistead, The Guardian

    Synonyms: violently, rashly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an impetuous manner; with sudden force.

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan impetuosament, furientment
  • impetuosamentin an impetuous manner
  • furientmentin an impetuous manner
Esperanto impete
  • impetein an impetuous manner
Norwegian Bokmål bryskt
  • brysktin an impetuous manner
Portuguese impetuosamente
  • impetuosamentein an impetuous manner
Spanish impetuosamente
  • impetuosamentein an impetuous manner
Tamil தலைதெறிக்க
  • தலைதெறிக்க (talaiteṟikka)in an impetuous manner
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