hot-blooded

American  

[hot-bluhd-id] / ˈhɒtˈblʌd ɪd /

adjective

1. excitable; impetuous.

2. ardent, passionate, or virile.

3. adventuresome, exciting, or characterized by adventure and excitement.

4. (of livestock) of superior or pure breeding.

5. (of horses) being a Thoroughbred or having Arab blood.

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hot-blooded British  

adjective

1. passionate or excitable

2. (of a horse) being of thoroughbred stock

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Other Word Forms

• hot-bloodedness noun

Etymology

Origin of hot-blooded

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

High-end graphics, sophisticated game design and hot-blooded hype have all contributed to its success - as well as the size of China's gaming community, which is the largest in the world.

From BBC

When the coolheaded, non-Sicilian Tom argues that the family shouldn’t take the attack on its patriarch personally, he’s trying to defuse the rage of the hot-blooded Sonny.

From New York Times

He’s always been most comfortable and confident writing in a mode that’s “a bit more analytical, a little less hot-blooded,” he said, and tries to explain subjects as if coming to them from another world.

From New York Times

On a deeper level, all this hot-blooded meal prep has me thinking about the relationship between rage and agency, especially in family structures like mine where one person does most, if not all, the cooking.

From Salon

I grew to love the hot-blooded, tradition-protecting Italian culinary sensibility I got to know through these books — so much so that I learned the language and eventually moved to the country.

From New York Times