Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a reckless and impetuous person;
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation;
- Example: "a hotheaded decision"- Example: "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"- Example: "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"- Example: "madcap escapades" (`brainish' is archaic);
[syn: hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tearaway
adj 1: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or
deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such
impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous
display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades";
(`brainish' is archaic) [syn: hotheaded, impulsive,
impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]
n 1: a reckless and impetuous person