impetuous vs reckless

impetuous

adj
  • Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence. 

  • Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner. 

reckless

adj
  • Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash. 

  • Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof. 

How often have the words impetuous and reckless occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )