Meanings
comparative more impetuously · superlative most impetuously
- 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 Agincourt2 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 270The 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 & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
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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impetuously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impetuously
“impetuously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impetuously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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