English → Latin
“hot-headed” in Latin
īrācundushasty of temper, hot-tempered, irritable, irascible, predisposed to anger, prone to anger, quick to anger; passionate, wpraecepshead first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty, rash, precipitateingeniuminnate or natural quality, natural character; nature; disposition, temper, inclination; intelligence, natural capacity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hot-headed
fervidioris animi: iracundus (passionate): praeceps (ingenio). A hot-headed young man, juvenis ferventis animi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hot-headed?
- The usual Latin words for “hot-headed” are īrācundus, praeceps, ingenium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.