impetuosity Copy link Outline 1. impĕtus, ūs (lit. a rush)2. vis, vim, vi, f.3. incĭtātio (heat, excitement)4. viŏlentia • impetuosity: 1. impĕtus, ūs (lit. a rush): with such rapidity and i., ea celeritate eoque i., Caes. B. G. 5, 18: to attack with blind i. (fig.), caeco i. in aliquem incurrere, Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 43. 2. vis, vim, vi, f.: v. force, violence. 3. incĭtātio (heat, excitement): cf. Caes. B. C. 3, 92, animi incitatio atque alacritas, quae studio pugnae accenditur. Join: vis atque incitatio, Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 161. 4. viŏlentia: v. violence.
IMPETUOSITY Copy link • IMPETUOSITYviolentia: violentum ingenium (impetuous character): praeceps et effraenata mens (rash, unrestrained impetuosity, Cic.): acris vehementia (Plin.). With great impetuosity, magno impetu (e.g., ferri ad aliquid).