hotheaded
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Johnny, the youngest and most literally hotheaded of the group, is apt to light himself on fire when he can’t be bothered to find a flashlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
After a legal odyssey of nearly five years, the Justice Department decided last week not to reopen the federal criminal civil rights investigation of two hotheaded U.S.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022
Tenderly devoted to the prize horse first known as Darley, he also tangles warily with Cassius Marcellus Clay, the hotheaded, philandering abolitionist and one of Clay’s daughters, Mary Barr.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
But umpires don’t want to have some hotheaded youngster questioning their authority and strike-zone judgment or showing them up.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Among his children, he was known for being hotheaded and unpredictable, but equal parts loving.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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