Cruel vs Impetuous - What's the difference?
cruel | impetuous | Related terms |
Not nice; mean; heartless.
(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.
To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
* 1880 , John Weeks Moore, Complete Encyclopaedia of Music , "":
Characterized by sudden and violent force.
* 1794 , :
Cruel is a related term of impetuous.
As adjectives the difference between cruel and impetuous
is that cruel is not nice; mean; heartless while impetuous is making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.As a verb cruel
is to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success).cruel
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
Synonyms
* brutal * sadistic * viciousAntonyms
* mercifulDerived terms
* cruellyVerb
External links
* *Anagrams
* * ----impetuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- But it was natural, that the impetuous , restless young artist should incline more to excess of strength than of delicacy in his playing.
- He stands, and views in the faint rays
Far, far below, the torrent's rising surge,
And listens to the wild impetuous roar