SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
impetuous
adjective
Acting hastily on impulse without enough consideration.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
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An impetuous purchase left him with furniture that did not fit.
When an oral-history group received a box of recordings, Ben made an impetuous promise to transcribe everything by the weekend. He had not checked the recordings' length or condition.
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