Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Easily angered; quick-tempered.
- adjective Impetuous; rash.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
hot-headed . - adjective liable to act with undue haste and without consideration.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to or characteristic of a
hothead orhotheadedness ; (of a person) easilyexcited orangered .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
- adjective quickly aroused to anger
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yet when the violence is perpetrated by 'hotheaded' Muslims there can in your view be no explanation and ALL Muslims must be punished.
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Yes Sin, some "hotheaded" Jews dared to attack the British army at a time when the British army was sending survivors of the death camps back to Germany, publicly flogging Jews and even hanging some who had fought in the British army in WWII in Acre prison.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Hence, you and the other sheep-like warmongers call for the annihilation of Iran because you perceive its leadership to be 'hotheaded'.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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However convincing her performance, Kate realized she and Wills—now immersed in the world of hotheaded young officers training for battle—were growing further and further apart.
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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Tim, who could be hotheaded at times himself, finally bought boxing gloves and set up a ring in the backyard to let the three boys punch until they wore themselves out.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Boardwalk holds up in episode 2, taking us to Chicago (great work from Stephen Graham as the young, volatile Al Capone) and New York (with Michael Stuhlbarg's quietly sinister Arnold Rothstein) and back again to Atlantic City, where Nucky extorts hotheaded Jimmy for $3000 in payback for the whiskey heist — meaning the boy has to take back the necklace he gave his showgirl mom Gretchen Mol.
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Girls are drawn to guys who make up their own rules, who are testosterone-fueled, hotheaded, and apathetic to common law and conventional wisdom.
Good Girls, Bad Boys, and Porn Lavinia Ludlow 2011
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“He understood how hotheaded Kevin could be,” Hashim said.
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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Tim, who could be hotheaded at times himself, finally bought boxing gloves and set up a ring in the backyard to let the three boys punch until they wore themselves out.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Like, a cliche thing is to give them a power that fits their personality (Hello, hotheaded pyros and save-the-rainforest plant manipulators …).
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