hotspur
Plural: hotspurs
Noun
- A impetuous, hot-headed person; someone easily provoked.
- English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
- a rash or impetuous person
- somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive
Examples
- His opponent was a hotspur, always eager to challenge dictionary definitions.
Origin / Etymology
From hot + spur.
Synonyms
Harry Hotspur, Percy, Sir Henry Percy, hothead
Scrabble Score: 12
hotspur: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhotspur: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hotspur: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
hotspur: valid Words With Friends Word