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hotheaded
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hot·head·ed  (hthdd)
adj.
1. Easily angered; quick-tempered: a hotheaded commander.
2. Impetuous; rash: a hotheaded decision.
hotheaded·ly adv.
hotheaded·ness n.
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Adj.1.hotheaded - quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"
hot-tempered, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered, choleric
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
2.hotheaded - characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
brainish, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, impulsive
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"
Translations
hotheaded [ˌhɒtˈhɛdɪd] adj → impétueux/euse


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