hotheaded meaning
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hotheaded (adjective): quickly aroused to anger.
hotheaded has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
hotheaded as an adjective
- quickly aroused to anger
- a hotheaded commander
Synonyms: choleric, irascible, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered
Similar: ill-natured
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
Synonyms: impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish
Similar: incautious
Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in ED · 9-letter words
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