tête montée

English

Etymology

From French.

Adjective

tête montée (comparative more tête montée, superlative most tête montée)

1. Worked-up, overexcited.

Noun

tête montée

1. Overexcitement, agitation.
2. Someone prone to overexcitement; a hothead.
   • 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:

     Victor was the younger son and brother—a tête montée, with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break.