hotheaded

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled hot-headed

US /ˈhɑtˌhɛdɪd/ UK /ˈhɒtˌhɛdɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
impetuous, quick-tempered, or rash

His hotheaded reaction nearly started a brawl in the tavern.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · impetuous, quick-tempered,... impetuous rashquick-temperedhasty impulsive fiery volatile irascible

Opposites

calmlevelheadedcomposedcoolheaded

Word family

Derived forms hotheadedlyhotheadedness

Related forms hotheadhot head

Etymology

A compound of hot (Old English hāt) + headed, from head (Old English hēafod), describing a 'hot head' or fiery temperament.

hāt Old English hēafod Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# hotheaded

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɑtˌhɛdɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɒtˌhɛdɪd/

## Meanings
1. impetuous, quick-tempered, or rash

## Examples
- His hotheaded reaction nearly started a brawl in the tavern.

## Synonyms
- impetuous
- rash
- quick-tempered
- hasty
- impulsive
- fiery
- volatile
- irascible

## Antonyms
- calm
- levelheaded
- composed
- coolheaded

## Derived Forms
- hotheadedly
- hotheadedness

## Related Forms
- hothead
- hot
- head

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hāt
- Root: hēafod

## Etymology
A compound of hot (Old English hāt) + headed, from head (Old English hēafod), describing a 'hot head' or fiery temperament.

## AI Etymology
hotheaded is a compound of hot (Old English hāt) + headed, from head (Old English hēafod), describing a 'hot head' or fiery temperament. Morphologically, the word is best read through the components named in the history, with the modern spelling preserving a compound structure rather than a single unanalyzable stem. In present English, the adjective sense is "impetuous, quick-tempered, or rash", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as hothead, hot, and head, and in derivatives such as hotheadedly and hotheadedness. Its semantic neighborhood includes impetuous, rash, quick-tempered, and hasty, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Old English hāt and Old English hēafod.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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