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• impetuous — (adj.) late 14c., hot tempered, fierce, from O.Fr. impetuos (13c.) and directly from L.L. impetuosus impetuous, violent, from L. impetus attack (see IMPETUS (Cf. impetus)). Related: Impetuously; impetuousness …   Etymology dictionary

• impetuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) acting or done quickly and rashly. 2) moving forcefully or rapidly. DERIVATIVES impetuosity noun impetuously adverb impetuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin impetuosus, from impetere to attack …   English terms dictionary

• impetuous — [14] Etymologically, impetuous means ‘having impetus’. It comes from Latin impetuōsus, a derivative of the noun impetus ‘attack’ (source of English impetus [17]), which in turn was based on impetere ‘attack’. This was a compound verb formed from… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• impetuous — [14] Etymologically, impetuous means ‘having impetus’. It comes from Latin impetuōsus, a derivative of the noun impetus ‘attack’ (source of English impetus [17]), which in turn was based on impetere ‘attack’. This was a compound verb formed from… …   Word origins

• impetuous — /ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs / (say im pechoohuhs) adjective 1. acting with or characterised by a sudden or rash energy: an impetuous girl. 2. having great impetus; moving with great force; violent: the impetuous winds. {Middle English, from Late Latin impetuōsus …  

• impetuous — adjective 1》 acting or done quickly and rashly. 2》 moving forcefully or rapidly. Derivatives impetuosity noun impetuously adverb impetuousness noun Origin ME: from OFr. impetueux, from late L. impetuosus, from impetere to attack …   English new terms dictionary

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• Pierre D'Artaguiette — or d Artaguette (? 1736), said to be a Canadian, was the younger brother of Diron d Artaguette. As an officer in the French Army in 1730, Pierre was mentioned in dispatches for brilliant valor during the Natchez war (Gayarre p. 441), after which… …   Wikipedia

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