tearaway
English
/ˈtɛəɹəweɪ/
noun
Definitions
- (informal) An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
Etymology
Compound from English tear (rend, liquid, rip) + English away.
Origin
English
away
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- auto-away English
- autoaway English
- away English
- awayness English
- awayward English
- betear English
- breakaway English
- cutaway English
- driveaway English
- flyaway English
- foldaway English
- fortear English
- giveaway English
- hereaway English
- hideaway English
- hoistaway English
- meltaway English
- microtear English
- retear English
- rollaway English
- runaway English
- soakaway English
- soaraway English
- stayaway English
- takeaway English
- tear English
- tear-mouth English
- tear-throat English
- tearable English
- tearabout English
- teardown English
- teardrop English
- tearer English
- tearest English
- teareth English
- tearful English
- tearjerker English
- tearjerking English
- tearless English
- tearlike English
- tearpit English
- tearproof English
- tearsheet English
- tearsome English
- tearstain English
- tearstained English
- tearstreaked English
- tearstrip English
- tearthumb English
- teary English
- throwaway English
- totear English
- towaway English
- tuckaway English
- uptear English
- walkaway English
- way English
- wayward English
- away Middle English
- teren Middle English
- way
- tear
- away
- teary
- betear
- uptear
- totear
- tearer
- retear
- towaway
- runaway
- teareth
- tearpit
- flyaway
- wayward
- cutaway
- tearful
- fortear
- tearest
- autoaway
- tearsome
- hideaway
- giveaway
- takeaway
- stayaway
- tearable
- tearlike
- awayness
- walkaway
- tuckaway
- awayward
- soaraway
- teardrop
- soakaway
- meltaway
- teardown
- tearless
- foldaway
- rollaway
- hereaway
- tearthumb
- tearabout
- tearsheet
- throwaway
- breakaway
- tearproof
- driveaway
- microtear
- tearstain
- tearstrip
- auto-away
- hoistaway
- tear-mouth
- tearjerker
- tearstained
- tearjerking
- tear-throat
- tearstreaked