Someone impetuous acts too hastily or carelessly. Hotheaded, impulsive folks are impetuous. If you're a careful person who thinks everything through and doesn't act rashly, then you're not very impetuous. Impetuous has to do with doing things on the spur of the moment — and not good things.

What does it mean to be an impetuous person?

impetuous • \im-PECH-uh-wus\ • adjective. 1 : marked by impulsive vehemence or passion 2 : marked by force and violence of movement or action.

Is impetuous good or bad?

Of the two, 'impetuous' has a negative connotation. When you say that someone is impetuous, you are suggesting that the individual is hot-headed; the decisions he takes are rather reckless, and they usually result in something bad happening.