hotheaded adj

1 quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: choleric, irascible, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short, short-tempered]

2 characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]

English

Adjective

hotheaded

1. Being a hothead; easily excited or angered.

Synonyms

• fiery
• hasty
• impetuous
• rash
• vehement
• violent

Derived terms

• hotheadedly
• hotheadedness

Translations

accident-prone, ardent, brash, breakneck, careless, combustible, daredevil, desperate, devil-may-care, explosive, fanatic, fierce, fiery, flaming, foolhardy, furious, hard-core, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, heated, heedless, hot, hot-tempered, hurried, ill-advised, impetuous, incautious, inconsiderate, inflamed, mad, madcap, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous, passionate, peppery, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick, quick-tempered, rash, reckless, red-hot, scorching, short-tempered, simmering, slap-bang, slapdash, spunky, stormy, tempestuous, thoughtless, tornadic, totally committed, vehement, violent, volatile, volcanic, wanton, white-hot, wild, zealous