hotheaded
adjective C2
Plain meaning
easily angered and likely to act too quickly
Exam-register meaning
In formal or high-level texts, it is used to describe easily angered and likely to act too quickly, often with a precise or specialised tone.
In context
naturalHis response sounded hotheaded, so the conversation became difficult.
examThe passage presents a hotheaded assessment of the policy’s wider consequences.
Common collocations
a hotheaded responsehotheaded behavioura hotheaded situation
Watch out
Do not use “very hotheaded” automatically; some advanced adjectives already carry a strong meaning or need a more natural intensifier.
Word family
hotheadedness (noun, where natural)hotheadedly (adverb, where natural)