Improvident vs Impetuous - What's the difference?
improvident | impetuous | Related terms |
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 , :
As adjectives the difference between improvident and impetuous
is that improvident is failing to provide for the future; reckless while impetuous is making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.improvident
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Synonyms
* (not provident) myopic, short, wasteful, imprudent, thriftless * See alsoAntonyms
* provident * See alsoDerived terms
* improvidence * improvidentlyimpetuous
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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