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Impetuosity

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Impetuosity
Impetuosity Im*pet`u*os"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. imp['e]tuosit['e].] 1. The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence. [1913 Webster]

2. Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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