Hotheaded vs Headstrong - What's the difference?
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Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
* 1816 , , The Antiquary—Volume II , ch. 1:
* 1919 , , The Desert of Wheat , ch. 18:
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Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
As adjectives the difference between hotheaded and headstrong
is that hotheaded is pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered while headstrong is determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.hotheaded
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Alternative forms
* hot-headedAdjective
(en adjective)- Such an opportunity can hardly again occur to an ancient and grey-haired man; and to see it lost by the madcap spleen of a hot-headed boy!
- "But I am!" flashed the young man, as if he had been misunderstood.
- "Listen. You're like all boys—hot-headed an' hasty. Let me talk a little," resumed Anderson.
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Synonyms
* fiery, hasty, hot-tempered, impetuous, rash, vehement, violentAntonyms
* calm, composed, level-headedDerived terms
* hotheadedly * hotheadednessheadstrong
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.