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单词 hot-brained
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hot-brainedadj.

Brit. /ˈhɒtbreɪnd/, U.S. /ˈhɑtˌbreɪnd/
Forms: see hot adj. and n.1 and brained adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., brained adj.
Etymology: < hot adj. + brained adj. Compare later hot-headed adj., and also later hot-brain n.
Impetuous, rash, reckless; of a fiery temperament. Cf. hot-headed adj. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adjective]
brothc1175
impetuous1398
headya1425
brainish1530
hot-brained1556
hot-headed1603
flashy1632
hot-reined1635
scapperboiling1673
warm1749
étourdi1750
torrentuous1840
impulsive1847
unpoised1872
torrential1877
Latin1914
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless > specifically of actions, feelings, etc.
recklessOE
racklec1405
savagec1425
rash1533
hot-brained1556
rashful1567
blindfold1593
lavish1600
wretchless1607
blind1615
hand over head1682
wild goose1770
plunging1798
wild cat1890
(like a) bull at a (five-barred) gate1896
1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 32 So may ye finde manie, to whome daungerous, and hotebrained deuises [L. calida consilia] seeme gloriouser, and greater, than quiet counsels.
1603 J. Davies in T. Winter tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Second Day of First Weeke sig. A4v Such heate this worke of thine doth hold, As in a Sommers day we scarce shall find Among our hote-brain'd Poets.
1680 T. Otway Orphan v. 70 Stand off thou hot-brain'd boistrous noisy Ruffian.
1743 R. Blair Grave 9 Where are the mighty Thunderbolts of War?..Where the hot-brain'd Youth?
1787 W. Beckford Portuguese Jrnl. 1 July (1954) 113 The ridiculous hot-brained conduct of Mr. Walpole.
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. i. ii. 21 Everywhere Want, Dishonesty, Unbelief, and hot-brained Sciolists for state-physicians.
1871 Overland Monthly June 506/1 Another hot-brained, brave young fellow..took his place.
1915 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 13 Dec. 4/6 Don't be a hot brained geek; Think twice and then, if you're still mad, Why, just forget to speak.
1953 T. Maynard Catholic Church & Amer. Idea 91 He is noted as hot-brained and unscrupulous.
2005 C. Mann 1491 Introd. i. 24 Expanding their empire in a hot-brained hurry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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