What is the meaning of 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)
  • Marked by violent force.
    • usage: "impetuous heaving waves"
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