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 *
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In historic literature, impetuous often refers to any rapid, forceful, and/or violent movement.