hotheadnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɒt.hed/us/ˈhɑːt.hed/someone who does things or reacts to things quickly and without thinking carefully first
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Doing things without fear or proper thought
- bravado
- daredevil
- desperado
- devil-may-care
- foolhardy
- impulsive
- impulsiveness
- lemming
- like lemmings idiom
- like there is/was no tomorrow idiom
- precipitation
- rash
- second thought
- snap
- thought
- throw
- throw caution to the wind/winds idiom
- tomorrow
- trigger-happy
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hotheaded
adjective uk/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd/us/ˌhɑːtˈhed.ɪd/
She's a bit hotheaded and rash.
hotheadedly
adverb uk/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd.li/us/ˌhɑːtˈhed.ɪd.li/
hotheadedness
noun [ U ] uk/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd.nəs/us/ˌhɑːtˈhed.ɪd.nəs/