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hot-headed

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adjective

  1. impetuous, rash, or hot-tempered

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“I just turned to a closed shell, I was hot-headed, stressed, depressed.”

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Chris teed up this intensity with his wonderful writing and then it’s just hot-headed, explosive fireworks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

“I’m kind of hot-headed right now,” Djokovic said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

The years have not calmed Maverick from his impulsive, hot-headed style.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2022

It had a dynamic and strangely hot-headed young Henry wanting to rush out and buy a used single-engine airplane against the advice of his parents.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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