hot-headed
Britishadjective
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A president’s job is to be a brake on confused, hot-headed action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“I’m kind of hot-headed right now,” Djokovic said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
In 1972, he found himself back in a prisoner of war camp as the hot-headed Flight Lieutenant Simon Carter in BBC drama Colditz.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2023
Jason Tobin, who plays Young Jun, the hot-headed, dagger-wielding leader of the Hop Wei, and Joe Taslim, who plays Li Yong, the leading fighter from the opposing Long Zii tong, star alongside Koji.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
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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