Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 hotheaded · IPA 01 adj. same as hot-headed. 1. same as hot-headed. See: hot-headed 2. liable to act with undue haste and without consideration. Syn. choleric, irascible, hot-headed, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered. — Syn. -- brainish, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(prenominal).