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Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
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That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
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What few at the time foresaw was that the region could be delivered to China through Trump’s sheer impetuosity, or his inability to think before posting.
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Two centuries later, the Greek historian Polybius contrasted Roman discipline, order, and rationality with Celtic impetuosity, chaos, and passion on the battlefield.
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His impulsivity, his immaturity, his lack of curiosity about anything going on around him.
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The behavioral symptoms—like self-harm, impulsivity, and extreme mood swings—tend to improve first, Masland says.
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And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.
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His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
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“Impetuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetuousness. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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