hotheaded
Americanadjective
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hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash.
Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
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easily angered; quick to take offense.
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It’s a natural matchup, considering how similar they are: Unbelievably strong, invulnerable and hotheaded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
Moscow, husky and bearded, is often seen trying to calm his hotheaded, handsome son, Denver.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2022
Tenderly devoted to the prize horse first known as Darley, he also tangles warily with Cassius Marcellus Clay, the hotheaded, philandering abolitionist and one of Clay’s daughters, Mary Barr.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
But umpires don’t want to have some hotheaded youngster questioning their authority and strike-zone judgment or showing them up.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
The chiefs were unconvinced, and clearly thought I was a hotheaded young man who would get himself in trouble.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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