All 12 Uses
impetuous
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The Deerslayer
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- "'Tis something about a young woman," interrupted Judith hastily, then laughing at her own impetuosity, and even having the grace to colour a little, at the manner in which she had betrayed her readiness to impute such a motive.†
Chpt 4impetuosity = impulsiveness (the trait of acting suddenly without much thought)
- "I see how it is—I see how it is," impetuously interrupted Judith.†
Chpt 5 *impetuously = impulsively (acting suddenly without much thought)
- "No one suspects you, Deerslayer," the girl impetuously cried.†
Chpt 8
- Suppressing the angry sensation, with instinctive quickness, she answered with a readiness and truth, that caused her sister to draw near to listen, though the obtuse intellect of the latter was far from comprehending the workings of a heart as treacherous, as uncertain, and as impetuous in its feelings, as that of the spoiled and flattered beauty.†
Chpt 9impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
- Judith was a girl of quick sensibilities and of impetuous feelings; and, being under few of the restraints that curtail the manifestations of maiden emotions among those who are educated in the habits of civilized life, she sometimes betrayed the latter with a feeling that was so purely natural as to place it as far above the wiles of coquetry as it was superior to its heartlessness.†
Chpt 15
- Taking all things into consideration, therefore, he came to the conclusion it would be better to rejoin his friend, and endeavour to temper his impetuosity by some of his own coolness and discretion.†
Chpt 16impetuosity = impulsiveness (the trait of acting suddenly without much thought)
- The impetuous earnestness of the girl awed the young man, for never before had he seen her so serious and determined.†
Chpt 21impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
- But, while thus accustomed to have her way, by the aid of manner and a readier command of words, Hetty occasionally checked her impetuous feelings and hasty acts by the aid of those simple moral truths that were so deeply engrafted in all her own thoughts and feelings; shining through both with a mild and beautiful lustre that threw a sort of holy halo around so much of what she both said and did.†
Chpt 22
- "Deerslayer!" returned the other, with much of her native impetuosity—"That cannot be!†
Chpt 22impetuosity = impulsiveness (the trait of acting suddenly without much thought)
- Nor widows' tears, nor tender orphans' cries Can stop th' invader's force; Nor swelling seas, nor threatening skies, Prevent the pirate's course: Their lives to selfish ends decreed Through blood and rapine they proceed; No anxious thoughts of ill repute, Suspend the impetuous and unjust pursuit; But power and wealth obtain'd, guilty and great, Their fellow creatures' fears they raise, or urge their hate.†
Chpt 28impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
- "It all may be, and that without leaving cause of repentance to any," answered Judith, with an impetuosity of feeling and manner that at once unveiled her eyes.†
Chpt 32impetuosity = impulsiveness (the trait of acting suddenly without much thought)
- Women are said seldom to forgive those who slight their advances, but this high spirited and impetuous girl entertained no shadow of resentment, then or ever, against the fair dealing and ingenuous hunter.†
Chpt 32impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
Definitions:
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(impetuous as in: an impetuous decision) impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought) -- often with an unfortunate consequence
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In historic literature, impetuous often refers to any rapid, forceful, and/or violent movement.