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hotheaded

[ hot-hed-id ]

/ ˈhɒtˈhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.

easily angered; quick to take offense.

Origin of hotheaded

First recorded in 1635–45; hot + head + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM hotheaded

hot·head·ed·ly, adverb hot·head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby hotheaded

hotelman, hotere, hotfoot, hotfoot it, hothead, hotheaded, hothouse, hothouse lamb, hotien, hotkey, hotline

Example sentences from the Web for hot-headed

“She was hot-headed, had her own way of doing things,” Gill said—and so, he left to form a separate militia group.

Open-Carry Militia Mom ‘Murders’ Family |Brandy Zadrozny |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Last month, Grigorieva, whom one source described as “hot-headed,” fired and replaced her lawyers.

How Mel Is Winning the Media War |Nicole LaPorte |October 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
An' that poor, hot-headed Jack--he loves you as well as he can love anythin'.

The Mysterious Rider |Zane Grey
I shall see that hot-headed boy's mother, and bring him to reason.

The Ivory Gate, a new edition |Walter Besant

This hot-headed youth, forsooth, cannot be at rest unless he embroil me in a quarrel with Juno.

The Lusiad |Lus de Cames
I am coming back a man, Val; I went away a hot-headed, passionate, unreasoning boy.

A Changed Heart |May Agnes Fleming
Ab, hot-headed and fierce lover in the tree top, looked on admiringly.

The Story of Ab |Stanley Waterloo

British Dictionary definitions for hot-headed

hot-headed

adjective

impetuous, rash, or hot-tempered

Derived forms of hot-headed

hot-headedly, adverb hot-headedness, noun