impetuous

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

im·petu·ous BrE [ɪmˈpetʃuəs] NAmE [ɪmˈpetʃuəs] adjective
acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results
Syn: ↑rash, Syn: ↑impulsive
•an impetuous young woman
•an impetuous decision
Derived Words: ↑impetuosity ▪ ↑impetuously

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French impetueux, from late Latin impetuosus, from impetere ‘to attack’.

Example Bank:
•He might regret this impetuous decision.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish