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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Johnny, the youngest and most literally hotheaded of the group, is apt to light himself on fire when he can’t be bothered to find a flashlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
Chicago Ebon is the one who embodies Richie, the hotheaded consigliere in “The Bear,” a scuzzily charismatic dude whose masculinity lands somewhere between woefully misguided and willfully abrasive.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023
Moscow, husky and bearded, is often seen trying to calm his hotheaded, handsome son, Denver.
From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2022
Liotta’s first big film role was in Jonathan Demme’s “Something Wild” as Melanie Griffith’s character’s hotheaded ex-convict husband Ray.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022
“Briony’s hotheaded decision. On a cooler day we’d be in the library watching the theatricals now.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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