Impetuous

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. Byron.

2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper. The people, on their holidays, Impetuous, insolent, unquenchable. Milton.

Synonyms: Forcible; rapid; hasty; precipitate; furious; boisterous; violent; raging; fierce; passionate. Im*pet"u*ous*ly, adv. Im*pet"u*ous*ness, n.