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Adjective: tearaway  'tehru`wey
  1. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
    - hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, brainish [archaic]
Noun: tearaway  'tehru`wey
Usage: Brit
  1. A reckless and impetuous person
Verb: tear away
  1. Rip off violently and forcefully
    - tear off

Derived forms: tears away, tore away, tearing away, tearaways

See also: incautious

Type of: daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, lunatic, madcap, remove, swashbuckler, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Tearaway

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