Both Uses of
impetuous
in
The Swiss Family Robinson
- Jack, with his usual impetuosity, wished to send a shot in amongst the robber band, but I prevented him, for I knew that the bird or two he might kill would be of no use to us, while his shot would not drive away the rest, even had we wished it.
Chpt 7 *impetuosity = impulsiveness (tendency to act suddenly without much thought)
- In this I found to my surprise that the sedate Ernest succeeded quite as well as his more impetuous brother Fritz.†
Chpt 9impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
Definition:
impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought) -- often with an unfortunate consequence