hotheaded

Words with a similar base: hotheaded

'hotheaded'

[choleric.s.02] as in: quickly aroused to anger

'hotheaded'

[hotheaded.s.02] as in: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)

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

Origins

					hotheaded (English)
├── headed (English)
│   ├── -ed (English)
│   │   └── -od (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── head (English)
│       └── hed (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── hot (English)
    └── hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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