impetuous

impetuous is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
2. adjective. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper.
3. adjective. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)

   "a hotheaded decision"

   "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"

   Synonyms: brainish, hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway

4. adjective. marked by violent force

   "impetuous heaving waves"

Synonyms

brainish, hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway

Common word forms

impetuously, impetuousness

Words from these letters

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