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English
Etymology
From English impetuous + -ity, from Middle French impétuosité, from Old French.
Noun
impetuosity (usually uncountable, plural impetuosities)
- The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner.
1749, Henry Fielding, chapter XIII, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A Millar, , →OCLC, book IV:She had however another motive, beside her obedience, to accompany the old gentleman in the chase; for by her presence she hoped in some measure to restrain his impetuosity, and to prevent him from so frequently exposing his neck to the utmost hazard.
- The condition or quality of being impetuous, impatient; fury; violence.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Request Refused”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. , volume II, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 297:Again his lordship began his long and deliberate perusal, while Henrietta watched the slow motion of his eyes with a degree of impetuosity she could scarcely repress.
- Vehemence; furiousness of temper.
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The quality of making rash decisions
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