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ungestüm

impetuous, boisterous, headlong

adjective un-ge-SHTUEM Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

tempestuous, exuberant

Usage Note

Ungestüm from Sturm (storm) describes someone or something that charges forward with energetic force and little restraint. It can be endearing — an ungestümes Kind (boisterous child) — or alarming, describing reckless headlong action.

Examples

"Mit ungestümem Eifer stürzte er sich in das neue Projekt."

Natural Translation

With impetuous eagerness he threw himself into the new project.

Literal Translation

With impetuous zeal he plunged himself into the new project.

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