nnoun.persona reckless and impetuous personRegion:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hypernyms:daredevil harum-scarum hothead lunatic madcap swashbuckler
Inherited Hypernyms:tearawaydaredeviladventurerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:tearawaydaredeviladventurerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.allcharacterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ('brainish' is archaic)Domain Usage:archaicismarchaism
Synset:brainish hotheaded impetuous impulsive madcap
Examples:- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
Antonyms:cautious
Derivationally Related Form:impetuosityimpulsivenessimpetuousness
Inherited Hypernyms:hotheaded
Similar to:incautious