Excessive vs Impetuous - What's the difference?
excessive | impetuous | Related terms |
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
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 , :
Excessive is a related term of impetuous.
As adjectives the difference between excessive and impetuous
is that excessive is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate while impetuous is making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.excessive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive , nay even stupid."
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* insufficient * deficientDerived terms
* excessive numberimpetuous
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