hotheaded

adjective

hot·​head·​ed ˈhät-ˈhe-dəd How to pronounce hotheaded (audio)
: easily angered : fiery, impetuous
hotheadedly adverb
hotheadedness noun

Examples of hotheaded in a Sentence

He wrote a hotheaded letter.
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As the opposite of the hotheaded Ne Zha, Ao Bing fittingly has ice powers. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025 Flashbacks detail the complicated family dynamics between Ellen and her siblings (including hotheaded Dougal, played by Sam Retford, or calculating Colum, played by Séamus McLean Ross), or between Brian and his maidservant mother (Sara Vickers’ Davina). Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025 Johnny and Ben are usually depicted as bickering surrogate brothers, the hotheaded youngster and the curmudgeonly elder; Susan is a pragmatic force, with Reed often lost in his own world. David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 July 2025 Her little brother Johnny (Joseph Quinn) can become a human torch, though the hotheaded heartthrob is underestimated. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hotheaded

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hotheaded was in 1603

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“Hotheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotheaded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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hotheaded

adjective
hot·​head·​ed -ˈhed-əd How to pronounce hotheaded (audio)
: easily angered : rash, fiery
hotheadedly adverb
hotheadedness noun

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