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)

Derived terms

• impétueusement

Further reading

• “impétueux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.