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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
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!
"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.
Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.”
Use hot headed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hot headed means Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered..
Common synonyms include fiery, hasty, hot-tempered, impetuous.
Possible antonyms include calm, composed, level-headed.
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!
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