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impetuous

[im-pech-oo-uhs] / ɪmˈpɛtʃ u əs /


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"When you come on and your team is losing it gives you that extra impetuous to try and change it."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

He distanced himself from his impetuous comments of recent weeks, when he described his season with Ferrari as "a nightmare" and said he was not looking forward to 2026.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

Their work has been seen as reflecting their vastly different personas—Manet the dashing, witty, impetuous flâneur; Morisot the reserved, intelligent and exceedingly decorous bourgeoise—through the lens of their separate worlds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Meaning was found in Siegfried’s impetuous leap and the Black Swan’s studied 32 fouettés.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

Being blinded by my own desire was bad enough, but then I had turned impetuous, reckless, vengeful.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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