hot-blooded

hot-blooded
/hot"blud"id/, adj.
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.
[1590-1600]

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