Impetuous \Im*pet"u*ous\, a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See
   {Impetus}.]
   1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus;
      furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an
      impetuous torrent.
      
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            Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. --Byron.
      
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   2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man
      of impetuous temper.
      
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            The people, on their holidays,
            Impetuous, insolent, unquenchable.    --Milton.

   Syn: Forcible; rapid; hasty; precipitate; furious;
        boisterous; violent; raging; fierce; passionate. --
        {Im*petu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Im*petu*ous*ness}, n.
        
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