Hotheaded

/ˈhɑːtˌhɛdɪd/ adjective

Easily angered or quick to lose your temper; prone to acting without thinking because of anger or passion.

Compound of 'hot' and 'headed,' emerging in Middle English. The metaphor of heat representing anger or passion is ancient, appearing in many languages, and 'hot-headed' crystallized as a fixed expression by the 1500s.

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