All 4 Uses of
impetuous
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- "Messire," said Gisquette, with the impetuosity of an open sluice, or of a woman who has made up her mind, "do you know that soldier who is to play the part of Madame the Virgin in the mystery?"†
Chpt 1.1.2impetuosity = impulsiveness (the trait of acting suddenly without much thought)
- I will explain to you the statue of Saint Christopher, the symbol of the sower, and that of the two angels which are on the front of the Sainte-Chapelle, and one of which holds in his hands a vase, the other, a cloud—" Here Jacques Coictier, who had been unhorsed by the archdeacon's impetuous replies, regained his saddle, and interrupted him with the triumphant tone of one learned man correcting another,—"~Erras amice Claudi~.†
Chpt 1.5.1impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)
- , it seizes again the old sword of Luther, puts it into the hand of Voltaire, and rushes impetuously to the attack of that ancient Europe, whose architectural expression it has already killed.†
Chpt 1.5.2impetuously = impulsively (acting suddenly without much thought)
- the impetuous gusts of the north wind do not make the traveler lay aside his cloak;
Chpt 2.10.5 *impetuous = sudden and unpredictable
Definition:
impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought) -- often with an unfortunate consequence