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hothead

[ hot-hed ]

/ ˈhɒtˌhɛd /

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noun

an impetuous or short-tempered person.

Origin of hothead

First recorded in 1650–60; hot + head

Words nearby hothead

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

Example sentences from the Web for hothead

A hothead who believes life itself has betrayed him is liable to take even minor perceived disloyalty as treason.

Aaron Hernandez’s Terrifying Past |Michael Daly |July 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He, along with his loyal, hothead sidekick, Jem (Jeremy Renner), are members of an elite group of criminals.

Prepping for the Oscars on DVD |Marlow Stern |January 21, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Assange, already known to be somewhat of a hothead, rebuked CNN and King for shameful “tabloid journalism.”

15 Classic Larry King Moments |Sujay Kumar |December 15, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
That would be Billy Poe, an ex-football star, 21, out of work, and a bit of a hothead.

Men of Steel |Taylor Antrim |February 24, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

My dear Hothead, they are big enough to look out for themselves.

The Vision Spendid |William MacLeod Raine
But if he insists on forcing battle with a reluctant adversary, he must be a hothead indeed.

Helmet of Navarre |Bertha Runkle
Had I told him, he had disobeyed his orders and shamed his service; he is young yet, and a hothead!

Told in the East |Talbot Mundy
He feared no living man, but he was no hothead to be drawn from his purpose.

A Daughter of Raasay |William MacLeod Raine
The role of firebrand and hothead, drawing villainous knives on frightened boys, would not quite convince his present audience.

The Varmint |Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for hothead

hothead

/ (ˈhɒtˌhɛd) /

noun

an excitable or fiery person