impétueux
See also: impetueux
French
Etymology
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)
- forceful, violent, strong
- un vent impétueux ― a violent wind
- impetuous (impatient)
Derived terms
- impétueusement
Further reading
- “impétueux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.