All 9 Uses
impetuous
in
The Aeneid
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- Th' impetuous ocean roars, And rocks rebellow from the sounding shores.†
Book 5impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
- The deadly weapon, hissing from the grove, Impetuous on the back of Sulmo drove; Pierc'd his thin armor, drank his vital blood, And in his body left the broken He staggers round; his eyeballs roll in death, And with short sobs he gasps away his breath.†
Book 9
- Not by the feeble dart he fell oppress'd (A dart were lost within that roomy breast), But from a knotted lance, large, heavy, strong, Which roar'd like thunder as it whirl'd along: Not two bull hides th' impetuous force withhold, Nor coat of double mail, with scales of gold.†
Book 9
- But, in another part, th' Arcadian horse With ill success ingage the Latin force: For, where th' impetuous torrent, rushing down, Huge craggy stones and rooted trees had thrown, They left their coursers, and, unus'd to fight On foot, were scatter'd in a shameful flight.†
Book 10
- For now the Fates prepar'd their sharpen'd shears; And lifted high the flaming sword appears, Which, full descending with a frightful sway, Thro' shield and corslet forc'd th' impetuous way, And buried deep in his fair bosom lay.†
Book 10
- Th' impetuous youth press forward to the field;
They clash the sword, and clatter on the shield:Book 11 * - He drives impetuous, and, where'er he goes, He leaves behind a lane of slaughter'd foes.†
Book 12
- As when a whirlwind, rushing to the shore From the mid ocean, drives the waves before; The painful hind with heavy heart foresees The flatted fields, and slaughter of the trees; With like impetuous rage the prince appears Before his doubled front, nor less destruction bears.†
Book 12
- Striding he pass'd, impetuous as the wind, And left the grieving goddess far behind.†
Book 12
Definitions:
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(1)
(impetuous as in: an impetuous decision) impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought) -- often with an unfortunate consequence
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In historic literature, impetuous often refers to any rapid, forceful, and/or violent movement.