hot-blooded

adjective

hot-blood·​ed ˈhät-ˈblə-dəd 

1

: easily excited : passionate

2

: warm-blooded sense 1

3

of a horse : having Arab or Thoroughbred ancestors

hot-bloodedness noun

Synonyms

• ardent
• blazing
• burning
• charged
• demonstrative
• emotional
• fervent
• fervid
• feverish
• fiery
• flaming
• glowing
• impassioned
• incandescent
• intense
• passional
• passionate
• perfervid
• red-hot
• religious
• superheated
• torrid
• vehement
• warm
• warm-blooded

Examples of hot-blooded in a Sentence

after watching the successful defense of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key quickly wrote the hot-blooded poem that later became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner"

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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

hot-blooded

adjective

hot-blood·​ed

-ˈbləd-əd

: easily excited : passionate

hot-bloodedness noun