impétueux

See also: impetueux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French impetueus, a borrowing from Late Latin impetuōsus (“violent”), from Latin impetus (“violence”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pe.tɥø/

Adjective

impétueux (feminine impétueuse, masculine plural impétueux, feminine plural impétueuses)

  1. forceful, violent, strong
    un vent impétueux ― a violent wind
  2. impetuous (impatient)

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