Such impetuous schemes and boldness are at first sight alluring, but are difficult to handle, and in the result disastrous. From LearnThat.org. [Titus Livius (Livy) (59 B.C.-A.D. 17), Roman historian.]
impetuous heaving waves. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
It was used in short, impetuous outbursts on occasions of triumph or mourning. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge] Reference
"The family has never been called impetuous," replied his mother. From Wordnik.com. [The Crisis — Volume 01] Reference
Gave his wicket away with decision-making that can best be described as impetuous in both innings in the first Test. From Wordnik.com. [IOL: News] Reference
Those who recall the impetuous abandon of the pre-war agriculturist may well ask whether Boloism has not been work at again. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 31, 1917] Reference
But, on the other hand, he greatly marred his influence by what might be called impetuous intemperateness in his early press career. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria] Reference
And what was worse, this kind of impetuous behavior wasn't like her at all. From Wordnik.com. [Mystery Dad]
Do the words "impetuous" and "solemnize" harmonize well in the same line?. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb] Reference
It says if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous". From Wordnik.com. [Liblogs News Feed] Reference
They say he is impetuous, firm, resolute when need be. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
I know the impetuous character that you derive from the. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The marriage was impetuous; the purchase of Rocco was not. From Wordnik.com. [Things I Should Have Done - #5] Reference
Yet there's that upturned chin with a grin of impetuous youth. From Wordnik.com. [How To Succeed In Showbiz: The Frank Loesser Story] Reference
Yet there's that upturned chin and the grin of impetuous youth. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Loesser At 100: Celebrating A Broadway Legend] Reference
Yet there's that up-turned chin and the grin of impetuous youth. From Wordnik.com. [Fresh Air Celebrates Frank Loesser's 100th Birthday] Reference
I do not think that maternal tenderness ever was more impetuous. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Three impetuous waves of spectators rushed in and filled it in an instant. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
He was irritated by lack of sleep, which made him more impetuous than usual. From Wordnik.com. [The Unnatural History of Brown's Island] Reference
V is an impetuous and unrepentantbon vivantmysteriously obsessed with family life. From Wordnik.com. [These Were the Things That Happened Then] Reference
Thiers, Jules Favre, and other leading men to restrain the more impetuous were of little avail. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
The quiet, grave directness of the speech was very unlike the old, impetuous Tim of former days. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
He could manage them well enough without whipping, if he'd curb his impetuous temper a little. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
He seemed inclined to make an impetuous offer, but a brief shake of the girl's head arrested him. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
Nor had they any of that impetuous hurry that is said to be the bane of our American civilization. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
The impetuous Cinq-Mars rose, and, seizing Joseph by the arm, eying him with a terrible look, said. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
But such slow and gradual progress of things by no means suits the impetuous patriotism of Mr Sims. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
He caught her in his arms and kissed her with all the impetuous fervour of his two-and-twenty years. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
He was not a Hitler supporter, he was a patriot, but one who thought Churchill was impetuous and impulsive. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons In History] Reference
As a regular employee, you're at the mercy of someone else's decisions, which might well be impetuous or idiotic. From Wordnik.com. [LAID OFF, AND WORKING HARDER THAN EVER] Reference
Off they started through the jungle, trailing after the impetuous professor who was intent on capturing the iguana. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold] Reference
Even the good - natured Ruth, in her impetuous way and ability to get into trouble, had added much to the life on the farm. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasure] Reference
As they drifted on, borne along by the impetuous tide, the shores on either side changed, and new vistas opened before them. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
Personal considerations were all forgotten, or cast to the winds, in his impetuous desire to declare the Gospel and save their souls. From Wordnik.com. [When the Holy Ghost is Come] Reference
But knowing his impetuous young daughter of old, he merely pinched her cheek fondly and waited for her to give him a chance to speak. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
"Leave me, I pray you!" she cried, with an impetuous gesture of her hand, as she sank upon the sofa, and buried her face in her hands. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Her protective instincts remain steady, too, whether she's taking in Nadia's injured sister or riding herd on her own impetuous cousin. From Wordnik.com. ["Body Work," Sara Paretsky's new thriller featuring V.I. Warshawski] Reference
"Say, if it's an animal that's got in, and is holding the fort, why, let's go up and cross-fire him from the windows," suggested impetuous. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
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