hotheaded

[ hot-hed-id ]

/ ˈhɒtˈhɛd ɪd /

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

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

Hotheaded arrogance is neither conservative nor attractive to voters.

Newt: Suddenly Alone |David Frum |January 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Though Glenn Beck may be better known for his tears, the host knows how to get hotheaded when the spark hits—literally.

Glenn Beck’s Most Outrageous Moments |The Daily Beast Video |June 30, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Moreover, even in his new home on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Paine appeared a hotheaded radical.

The Fight Over Common Sense |Sophia Rosenfeld |June 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Grandad is among the distillers and Norah is as hotheaded as he.

A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg |Amanda M. Douglas

Curiously enough the hotheaded impulse died within me before I could rise from my seat on the three-legged stool.

Pirates' Hope |Francis Lynde
That bunch of hotheaded kids, as you call them, are capable of attacking any community—even ships of the Solar Guard itself!

The Revolt on Venus |Carey Rockwell
He is the type of an honest, straightforward, hotheaded, but narrow and uncompromising man.

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
There have been some hotheaded and unfortunate judgments on the part of my family, which report has greatly magnified.

The Flying Death |Samuel Hopkins Adams