Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hotheaded"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hot-headed \Hot"-head`ed\, a.
Fiery; violent; rash; hasty; impetuous; vehement. --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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