
a. [ L. importuosus; pref. im- not + portuosus abounding in harbors, fr. portus harbor. ] Without a port or harbor. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See Impetus. ]
Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
The people, on their holidays,
Impetuous, insolent, unquenchable. Milton.
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