All 4 Uses of
impetuous
in
The Idiot
- An impetuous woman, Lizabetha Prokofievna sometimes weighed her anchors and put out to sea quite regardless of the possible storms she might encounter.†
Chpt 2.8
- She too, had passionate desires, but they were persistent rather than impetuous.
Chpt 4.1 *impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
- He was, in his way, an impetuous man, and a quiet life of repentance in the bosom of his family soon became insupportable to him.†
Chpt 4.3
- They came from her lips hurriedly and impetuously, and had been prepared and thought out long ago, even before she had ever dreamed of the present meeting.†
Chpt 4.8
Definition:
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(impetuous as in: an impetuous decision) impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought) -- often with an unfortunate consequence