hotheaded adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {irascible}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}] 2: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: {impulsive}, {impetuous}, {madcap}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]