hotheaded
hotheaded adjective: pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
Adjective
hotheaded (comparative more hotheaded, superlative most hotheaded)
- Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
- Such an opportunity can hardly again occur to an ancient and grey-haired man; and to see it lost by the madcap spleen of a hot-headed boy!1816, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 1, in The Antiquary—Volume II
- "But I am!" flashed the young man, as if he had been misunderstood.
"Listen. You're like all boys—hot-headed an' hasty. Let me talk a little," resumed Anderson.1919, Zane Grey, chapter 18, in The Desert of Wheat
- Synonyms:
- fiery, hasty, hot-tempered, impetuous, rash, vehement, violent, temperamental, reckless
hotheaded meaning in Marathi, Kannada, Tagalog and Indonesian
hotheaded in Marathi
- hotheaded, temperamental, short-tempered
- रागिष्ट rāgiṣṭa
hotheaded in Kannada
- ಕೆರಳುವ, ದುಡುಕುವ, ಮುನ್ನುಗ್ಗುವ
hotheaded in Tagalog
- pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
- magagalitin
hotheaded in Indonesian
- pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered
- pemarah
Synonyms of hotheaded
Antonyms
Forms of hotheaded
| comparative | more hotheaded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hotheaded |
| alternative form | hot-headed |
Origin of hotheaded
From hot + headed.
Words formed from hotheaded
Questions about hotheaded
- What does hotheaded mean?
- Hotheaded means pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
- What is hotheaded in Marathi?
- Hotheaded in Marathi is रागिष्ट (rāgiṣṭa). See Hotheaded meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is hotheaded?
- Hotheaded is an adjective.
Words near hotheaded in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hotheaded (page history and authors); रागिष्ट (Marathi) (page history and authors); hotheaded (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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