hot-blooded

adjective

hot-blood·​ed ˈhät-ˈblə-dəd How to pronounce hot-blooded (audio)
1
: easily excited : passionate
2
3
of a horse : having Arab or Thoroughbred ancestors
hot-bloodedness noun

Examples of hot-blooded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So when the Italians moved over to the United States in the early 1900s, those prejudices came with them... that these people were of a questionable, secretive nature and had a hot-blooded temper and things of that kind. Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024 And where are his hot-blooded romantic ambitions supposed to fit into the picture? Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023 Former wallflowers turn into raving lunatics and normally hot-blooded folks go positively supernova. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2023 Such explosive hustle deserves a hot-blooded song from the quad exhaust pipes. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023 Related:Why is the barbecue business in Texas so hot-blooded? Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 30 May 2023 My hot-blooded alarmist, my early-warning system, my tsunami siren. Pam Houston, Outside Online, 13 May 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot-blooded was circa 1616

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“Hot-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot-blooded. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

hot-blooded

adjective
hot-blood·​ed
-ˈbləd-əd
: easily excited : passionate
hot-bloodedness noun
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