impetuous vs impulsive

impetuous and impulsive both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impetuous	No	Yes	No	No
impulsive	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, impetuous and impulsive are synonyms defined as:

impetuous and impulsive: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

Other synonyms of impetuous include brainish, hotheaded, madcap, tearaway.

impetuous (adjective)	impulsive (adjective)
marked by violent force	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation	having the power of driving or impelling
	characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
	proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
	without forethought