ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Impetuously

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Impetuously is an adverb meaning In an impetuous manner; with sudden force.

Meaning

In an impetuous manner; with sudden force.

Example Sentences

And downe the shower impetuously doth fall, Like that which men the Hurricano call.
But it was recollected that he had killed the second one rather impetuously with a mallet, and altogether in such an unneat and bungling manner as to excite considerable comment; […]
The Madonna letters, which are interspersed with more personal missives in this curious epistolary memoir, accumulate into a rap about the downsides of celebrity - the problems of ageing, of invaded privacy, of becoming vain and impetuously adopting children from other continents.

Synonyms for impetuously

Depending on context, synonyms include violently, rashly, impulsively.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include impulsively, precipitantly, unimpulsively, precipitously, abruptly, rushedly.

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