impetuousness

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In a Trompowsky, the impetuousness of youth costs Carlsen after 12.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Becoming a soldier is very much a choice for Nawi, whose impetuousness is both a strength and a weakness, one that Nanisca does her best to temper with a spirit of discipline and self-sacrifice.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2022

We immediately understand Taroon’s impetuousness, Jawid’s equivocation, Leyla’s bright anguish, Afiya’s fretful good sense.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2021

And the reason for daily briefings: “They tend to force decisions to get made in a sensible way — they reduce impetuousness and procrastination.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2020

Thus there was a dash of calculation in the romance of Cary's love, a reserve of good sense amid all the impetuousness which buoyed his heart.

From The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 by Lespérance, John