Both Uses of
impetuous
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- A letter of his ...rash, impetuous, as were all his actions, and written to Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, has fallen into the hands of a fanatic.†
Chpt 16impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
- Her impetuous act might prove the death-signal of the man she would have died to save.
Chpt 25 *
Definition:
impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought) -- often with an unfortunate consequence