 hotheaded |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] quickly aroused to anger | |
| Synonyms: | irascible hot-tempered quick-tempered short short-tempered choleric | |
| Examples: | "a hotheaded commander" |
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| Related terms: | ill-natured | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] quickly aroused to anger | |
| Synonyms: | hot-tempered irascible quick-tempered short short-tempered choleric | |
| Examples: | "a hotheaded commander" |
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| Related terms: | ill-natured | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | |
| Synonyms: | impetuous tearaway madcap brainish impulsive | |
| Examples: | "a hotheaded decision" "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers" "an impetuous display of spending and gambling" "madcap escapades" (`brainish' is archaic) |
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| Related terms: | archaism incautious | |
