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impetuous (oh) and varicose (iou)


impetuous (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: impetueux, from Late Latin impetuosus, from Latin impetus; IMPETUS]
tending to do things very quickly, without thinking carefully first, or showing this quality
-synonym impulsive impulsive
::He was high-spirited and impetuous.
::She might live to regret this impetuous decision.
-- impetuously adv
-- impetuousness n [U]
-- impetuosity /Im7petFu5CsZti ?@ -5B:-/ n [U]

varicose (iou)



varicose adjective. LME.
[Latin varicosus, from varic-, VARIX: see -OSE1.]
Medicine. Esp. of a vein: abnormally swollen or distended and tortuous; affected with or characterized by such swelling. LME.
varicose veins (the condition characterized by) veins which have become abnormally distended, esp. in the superficial parts of the legs.
Zoology & Botany. Unusually enlarged or swollen; resembling a varicose vein. E19.
Of an appliance: designed or used for the treatment of varicose veins. M19.
varicosed adjective abnormally swollen; esp. affected by varicose veins: L19.