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Meanings of impetuosity in English

Portuguese
impetuosidade
Catalan
ímpetuositat
Spanish
impetuosidad

Rash impulsiveness.

impetuosidade
Usage of impetuosity in English
1
But in the mean time you must endeavour to restrain your impetuosity.
Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
2
Below it the stream rushed on with the same impetuosity as before.
On the Banks of the Amazon
3
But no obstacle could check the impetuosity of the Duke of Enghien.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
4
With their shafts they speedily checked the impetuosity of the advancing beast.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
5
His courage had all the French impetuosity, and all the English steadiness.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
6
As regards speed, he is equal to the impetuosity of the wind.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
7
What she did last night was the result of impetuosity and overzeal.
Wild Kitty
8
This may serve as a specimen of the impetuosity of my temper.
Jane Talbot
9
He determined to bid farewell for ever to the impetuosity of youth.
The Young Duke
10
With a movement of incredible swiftness and impetuosity he flung himself forward.
Greatheart
11
She had risen with a quick impetuosity and put out her hand.
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
12
A shepherd with a flock arrived at a river of some impetuosity.
Byeways in Palestine
13
She sprang up from her chair with all her old characteristic impetuosity.
The Vision of Desire
14
Frank rang a third time, and with the impetuosity of his age.
"My Novel" — Volume 02
15
It was on Smith-Dorrien, therefore, that he threw himself with great impetuosity.
The Great Boer War
16
For that reason alone, he was ready to curb his fierce impetuosity.
The Bars of Iron
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Portuguese
impetuosidade
Impetuosity through the time
Impetuosity across language varieties
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