What does impetuously mean?
Impetuously means In an impetuous manner; with sudden force.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In an impetuous manner; with sudden force.
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.
Use impetuously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Impetuously means In an impetuous manner; with sudden force.
Common synonyms include violently, rashly, impulsively.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And downe the shower impetuously doth fall, Like that which men the Hurricano call...
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