Impetuously
[im'petjuəsli]
Definition
(adv.) in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; 'he often acts impulsively and later regrets it'.
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Examples
- This reflection thawed my congealing blood, and again the tide of life and love flowed impetuously onward, again to ebb as my busy thoughts changed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I call that the fanaticism of sympathy, said Will, impetuously. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- At last he turned towards her and said impetuously-- Why should I not tell you? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She would proceed impetuously and prematurely to obtain for him this dignity, if he would let her, but he will not. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Yes, said Will, impetuously, shaking his head backward, and looking away from her with irritation in his face. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Let me go with you,' said Margaret, impetuously. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- That is a dreadful imprisonment, said Will, impetuously. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- With those words uttered impetuously, Will rose, put out his hand to Rosamond, still with the air of a somnambulist, and went away. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But I have felt worse--it was worse to think ill-- Dorothea had begun impetuously, but broke off. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- There is nothing that I like in him, said Dorothea, rather impetuously. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Is--is--must be somewhere, pursued Richard impetuously, and must be brought out. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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