Wondering how to use Impetuous in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as hotheaded or impulsive.
Impetuous meaning
- Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
- Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence.
Using Impetuous
- The main meaning on this page is: Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner. | Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence.
- Useful related words include: hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway.
- In the example corpus, impetuous often appears in combinations such as: the impetuous, impetuous and, and impetuous.
Context around Impetuous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impetuous
- In this selection, "impetuous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, failson, little, term, ineffectual, behaviour and incarnation stand out and add context to how "impetuous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include states with impetuous trump at and a little impetuous and when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impetuous" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impetuous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Yes, smaller but much more radical, more impetuous, bolder and less cautious. (12 words)
To him, it seems, only the impetuous attraction between two people is sacred. (13 words)
It’s a serious situation, but one that the impetuous brother feels can be fixed with magic. (17 words)
Enki, as the protector of whoever comes to seek his help, and as the empowerer of Inanna, here challenges the young impetuous goddess to control her anger so as to be better able to function as a great judge. (39 words)
Disasi looks a little impetuous, and when Bowen gets a run on him, rather than see him into touch, he instead slams him over, allowing West Ham to consume more of however much time is left. (36 words)
Meanwhile Nicky is seething about what happened, and Caleb is doing his best to curb his secret son’s frustration as his anger and impetuous behaviour threatens to undo all of Caleb’s careful planning. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Also, Ahasuerus is the ultimate failson — impetuous, ineffectual, at one point draping himself in a curtain and sobbing.
Disasi looks a little impetuous, and when Bowen gets a run on him, rather than see him into touch, he instead slams him over, allowing West Ham to consume more of however much time is left.
Meanwhile Nicky is seething about what happened, and Caleb is doing his best to curb his secret son’s frustration as his anger and impetuous behaviour threatens to undo all of Caleb’s careful planning.
This movie will focus on a younger version of the Man of Steel, much like how the New 52 had a younger, more impetuous incarnation of him.
To him, it seems, only the impetuous attraction between two people is sacred.
The actor delivers a strong-willed, charismatic performance, effortlessly transforming from an impetuous prince of Egypt to a natural born leader.
The author also labeled Prince Harry a 'very impetuous man' and revealed how Palace advisors 'always thought he would leave'.
The club identifies, correctly, as a titan, and — under Pérez’s stewardship, in particular — it has taken great pride in living the values associated with the classical definition of that term: impetuous, impulsive, irascible.
Some Africans also tend to view African Americans as lazy, violent, criminally prone, wild, rude, impetuous, aggressive and uncultured.
It’s a serious situation, but one that the impetuous brother feels can be fixed with magic.
Former CIA director John Brennan fears for the future of the United States with "impetuous" Trump at the helm and is speaking out.
Former CIA director John Brennan fears for the future of the United States with “impetuous” Trump at the helm and is speaking out.
The author argues the “root of the problem is the President’s amorality” and assails Trump’s “reckless decisions,” “erratic behavior” and what he describes as Trump’s “impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective” leadership style.
The googly—which the coach says is a definite sight of Yadav in full flow—flummoxed the impetuous Shimron Hetmyer.
Yes, smaller but much more radical, more impetuous, bolder and less cautious.
According to Jonas and other sources, he could be impetuous and even headstrong, for by nature he was eager, passionate, and dauntless.
Bombastic and impetuous, he sometimes made tactless pronouncements on sensitive topics without consulting his ministers, culminating in a disastrous Daily Telegraph interview in 1908 that cost him most of his influence.
Cherubini attempted to throw the impetuous Berlioz out of the library since he was not a formal music student at that time.
Enki, as the protector of whoever comes to seek his help, and as the empowerer of Inanna, here challenges the young impetuous goddess to control her anger so as to be better able to function as a great judge.
Goldsmith was described by contemporaries as prone to envy, a congenial but impetuous and disorganised personality who once planned to emigrate to America but failed because he missed his ship.
Common combinations with impetuous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: