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hothead
noun [C] /ˈhɒt.hed/
/ˈhɑːt-/ Definition
› someone who does things or reacts to things quickly and without thinking carefully firstDoing things without fear or proper thought hotheaded
/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd/
/ˈhɑːtˌhed.ɪd/ adjective › She's a bit hotheaded and rash.Doing things without fear or proper thought hotheadedly
/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd.li/
/ˈhɑːtˌhed.ɪd.li/ adverb Doing things without fear or proper thought hotheadedness
/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd.nəs/
/ˈhɑːtˌhed.ɪd.nəs/ noun [U] Doing things without fear or proper thought
/ˈhɑːtˌhed.ɪd/ adjective › She's a bit hotheaded and rash.Doing things without fear or proper thought hotheadedly
/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd.li/
/ˈhɑːtˌhed.ɪd.li/ adverb Doing things without fear or proper thought hotheadedness
/ˌhɒtˈhed.ɪd.nəs/
/ˈhɑːtˌhed.ɪd.nəs/ noun [U] Doing things without fear or proper thought (Definition of hothead noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bravado noun
- desperado noun
- devil-may-care adjective
- foolhardy adjective
- heroics noun
- impetuous adjective
- impulsive adjective
- like lemmings idiom
- like there is/was no tomorrow idiom
- precipitate adjective
- precipitately adverb
- precipitation noun (QUICK ACTION)
- rash adjective
- reckless adjective
- second thought noun
- snap adjective
- throw caution to the wind/winds idiom
- trigger-happy adjective
- with no thought for sth idiom
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