something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective:
The recent publicity surrounding homelessness has given (a) fresh impetus to the cause.
by Hello2014 November 6, 2014
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People who act on a sudden idea without considering the results of their actions.
This adjective has a negative connotation.
I used to be impetuous but I've learned to think carefully about decisions and their consequences.
by Vik_Vik January 9, 2011
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Mike Tysons Style.
"My style is impetuous, my defence is Impregnable." - Mike Tyson
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Impetuous people don’t think before they talk and hurt peoples feelings.
by Fernando Bosque July 3, 2008
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The driving force behind something. The force that makes something happen.
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Behold! The Triangle of Conceptual Impetus. I act upon someone else. You use the act as the impetus to act upon me. To you, I'm 'someone else.' does you acting upon someone else (Me) give me the right to use that act as the impetus to, then, act on someone else? If no, how are you justified in using my action as the impetus to act upon me? If yes, how am I not justified in using your act as the impetus to act on someone else? And what is the initial impetus that cause me to act in the first place? Just a few things to consider..."
by Hym Iam June 4, 2022
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No. You're trying to frame my behavior as the impetus for your behavior... And if I applied that logic in reverse you wouldn't like it very much...
Hym "Like if I tried to use your present behavior as impetus for mouth-fucking your kids... I mean... In the past you did a thing I did like so it's logical for me to come in here with a shotgun and test my aim... Right? See, if you FRAME the impetus for your behavior AS my behavior (Past or present) then it's easier for you to deny yourself guilt or culpability for your own PRESENT behavior."
by Hym Iam March 28, 2023
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