hot-blooded
Americanadjective
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excitable; impetuous.
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ardent, passionate, or virile.
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adventuresome, exciting, or characterized by adventure and excitement.
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(of livestock) of superior or pure breeding.
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(of horses) being a Thoroughbred or having Arab blood.
adjective
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passionate or excitable
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(of a horse) being of thoroughbred stock
Other Word Forms
- hot-bloodedness noun
Etymology
Origin of hot-blooded
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Just this one is forged in ice rather than hot-blooded knee slides...
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
On a deeper level, all this hot-blooded meal prep has me thinking about the relationship between rage and agency, especially in family structures like mine where one person does most, if not all, the cooking.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2021
Eventually, he seems to scribble all the pain away with a hot-blooded guitar solo.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 26, 2019
Cronin possesses a wry sense of humor but also has a reputation as a bit hot-blooded.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2019
Luke’s mother always said her people were hot-blooded, angry like a stick of dynamite.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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