Syn: choleric, irascible, hot-headed, hot-tempered,
quick-tempered, short-tempered.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. liable to act with undue haste and without consideration.
Syn: brainish, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hotheaded — index impulsive (rash) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hotheaded — [adj] quick tempered easily provoked, excitable, explosive, hot tempered, impetuous, passionate, rash, short fused, touchy, volatile; concepts 401,542,548 … New thesaurus
hotheaded — [hät′hed΄id] adj. 1. quick tempered; easily made angry 2. hasty; rash hotheadedly adv. hotheadedness n … English World dictionary
hotheaded — hotheadedly, adv. hotheadedness, n. /hot hed id/, adj. 1. hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn t drive cars. 2. easily angered; quick to take offense. [1635 45; HOT + HEAD + ED3] * * * … Universalium
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hotheaded — adj. impetuous, excitable. Derivatives: hotheadedly adv. hotheadedness n. * * * hotheadedly, adv. hotheadedness, n. /hot hed id/, adj. 1. hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn t drive cars. 2. easily ang … Useful english dictionary
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hotheaded — adjective Date: 1641 easily angered ; fiery, impetuous • hotheadedly adverb • hotheadedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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