He's volatile/impetuous.

[Morecoffee]

Hello,teachers.
He's volatile/impetuous and want to make a lot of money overnight.
I'm looking for an adjective to modify this kind of person.

Does volatile/impetuous fit my sentence?
Thank you so much

 

[e2efour]

These words are not synonyms.
In this case I would choose impetuous.

 

[sdgraham]

These words are not synonyms.
In this case I would choose impetuous.

Note that volatile is one of a group of words constantly misused by native, not to mention ignorant, English speakers (at least the AE variety) who think it means "explosive."

 

[Morecoffee]

In this case I would choose impetuous.

Thank you e2efour. Impetuous means impulsive.
So he's implusive. Then he wants to make money overnight?
This is from Merriam Webster. Volatile can mean " unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition"
I feel this is the disposition that this kind of person has.

Note that volatile is one of a group of words constantly misused by native, not to mention ignorant, English speakers (at least the AE variety) who think it means "explosive."

Thank you sdgraham.
But in WR dictionaries. Volatille does mean explosive. Why did you say it's misused?
Thank you

 

[sdgraham]

But in WR dictionaries. Volatile does mean explosive. Why did you say it's misused?

Not in any literal sense. It's used metaphorically to show a rapid change in a social situation.

The biggest problem is when people are dealing with a literal situation.

Tri-choloro ethane is quite volatile, for example, but nothing you can do will make it explode or burn.

 

[PaulQ]

He's volatile/impetuous and want to make a lot of money overnight.

Your example fails.

The problem is that there is no logical connection between being volatile or being impetuous and wanting to make money overnight.

You probably mean "impatient." or "impractical"

 

[Parla]

I completely agree with Paul. Neither "volatile" nor "impetuous" describes that fellow. I'd use impatient.