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hot-blooded

American  
[hot-bluhd-id] / ˈhɒtˈblʌd ɪd /

adjective

  1. excitable; impetuous.

  2. ardent, passionate, or virile.

  3. adventuresome, exciting, or characterized by adventure and excitement.

  4. (of livestock) of superior or pure breeding.

  5. (of horses) being a Thoroughbred or having Arab blood.

hot-blooded British  

adjective

  1. passionate or excitable

  2. (of a horse) being of thoroughbred stock

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Other Word Forms

  • hot-bloodedness noun

Etymology

Origin of hot-blooded

First recorded in 1590–1600

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