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hot-blooded

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hot-blood⋅ed

[hot-bluhd-id]
–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.

Origin:
1590–1600


hot-blood⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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hot-blood·ed   (hŏt'blŭd'ĭd)
adj.  Easily excited or aroused: a hot-blooded youth.
hot'-blood'ed·ness n.
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