The difference between Hot-tempered and Hotheaded

When used as adjectives, hot-tempered means becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated, whereas hotheaded means pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness.

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  1. Hot-tempered as an adjective (colloquial, usually, said of a person, but sometimes of an animal):

    Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.

  1. Hotheaded as an adjective:

    Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.

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