TEARAWAY
hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish
(adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; âa hotheaded decisionâ; âliable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangersâ; âan impetuous display of spending and gamblingâ; âmadcap escapadesâ; (âbrainishâ is archaic)
tearaway
(noun) a reckless and impetuous person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tearaway (plural tearaways)
(informal, chiefly, British, pejorative) An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
Synonyms
• tearabout
Source: Wiktionary