Meaning of Hotheadedness | Babel Free

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The state or characteristic of being hotheaded; the tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked.

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“In place⟳ of hot-headedness and rashness on the part of those whose views did not agree⟳ with the sentiment that prompted the movement, which might be expected from their southern blood, we find⟳ cool counsels and a determination to make⟳ the best of what was accepted from the first as an accomplished fact.”

“But despite his reputation for hotheadedness, the gruff general, 48, had managed to become⟳ Premier of the primitive Arab nation no fewer than seven times since 1962.”

“As the cars headed to Turn⟳ 1 on the cool-down lap, Stewart's hotheadedness saw⟳ him pull⟳ up beside Johnson and try⟳ to push⟳ him up the banking into the wall.”

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