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hotheaded

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a hotheaded decision
  • liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
  • an impetuous display of spending and gambling
  • madcap escapades

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

quickly aroused to anger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a hotheaded commander

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: choleric, irascible, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hot + headed.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: буен (buen) — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Bulgarian: сприхав (sprihav) — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暴躁 (bàozào) — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Chinese Mandarin: 易怒 (yìnù) — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Finnish: kuumapäinen — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Finnish: impulsiivinen — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Galician: arroutado — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • German: hitzköpfig — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Ancient Greek: ὀξύθυμος (oxúthumos) — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Indonesian: pemarah — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Māori: pūkākā — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Pohnpeian: aida — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Romanian: înfierbântat — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Romanian: pripit — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Romanian: impetuos — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Spanish: fogoso — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Spanish: impetuoso — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Spanish: exaltado — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
  • Tagalog: magagalitin — pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered