Dictionary

hotheaded en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From hot + headed.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
   • Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.” 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club:
   • Such an opportunity can hardly again occur to an ancient and grey-haired man; and to see it lost by the madcap spleen of a hot-headed boy! 1816, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 1, in The Antiquary—Volume II:
   • "But I am!" flashed the young man, as if he had been misunderstood. "Listen. You're like all boys—hot-headed an' hasty. Let me talk a little," resumed Anderson. 1919, Zane Grey, chapter 18, in The Desert of Wheat:

Forms

Antonyms

composed · calm · level-headed

Deriveds

hotheadedly · hotheadedness

Synonyms

reckless · rash · fiery · hasty · vehement · temperamental · violent · hot-tempered · impetuous

Translations (19)

ro impetuos (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · ro înfierbântat (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · bg сприхав (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · tl magagalitin (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · cmn 暴躁 (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · de hitzköpfig (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · es exaltado (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · bg буен (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · pon aida (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · cmn 易怒 (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · es impetuoso (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · ro pripit (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · mi pūkākā (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · gl arroutado (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · id pemarah (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · fi impulsiivinen (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · grc ὀξύθυμος (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · es fogoso (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered) · fi kuumapäinen (pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered)