hotheaded.

Quick to become angry or act without considering consequences.

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Words that belong together

• hotheaded response
• hotheaded youth

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A hotheaded response would have worsened the dispute.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more hotheaded; superlative most hotheaded when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.