hot-blooded
Americanadjective
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excitable; impetuous.
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ardent, passionate, or virile.
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adventuresome, exciting, or characterized by adventure and excitement.
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(of livestock) of superior or pure breeding.
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(of horses) being a Thoroughbred or having Arab blood.
adjective
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passionate or excitable
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(of a horse) being of thoroughbred stock
Other Word Forms
- hot-bloodedness noun
Etymology
Origin of hot-blooded
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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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 • Aug. 24, 2024
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 • Mar. 18, 2021
Imagine if, instead of picking the affable but ruthless Eisenhower to deal with our British ally, he had dispatched the blustery, hot-blooded George Patton, who had seniority over Ike.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2019
Eventually, he seems to scribble all the pain away with a hot-blooded guitar solo.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 26, 2019
He was a swaggering bantam rooster of a youth, too young and too hot-blooded for Ned's taste, though a fast friend of Catelyn's brother, Edmure Tully.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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