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noun
- 1. a person who behaves in a wild or reckless manner: British "some young tearaways set fire to the house"
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TEARAWAY definition: 1. a young person, usually male, who behaves in an uncontrolled way and is often causing trouble…. Learn more.
The meaning of TEARAWAY is a rebellious and unruly or reckless young person. How to use tearaway in a sentence.
Definition of 'tearaway' Word Frequency. tearaway. (teərəweɪ ) Word forms: plural tearaways. countable noun. If you refer to a young person as a tearaway, you mean that they behave in a wild and uncontrolled way. [British] He blamed lack of parental control for the young tearaways' behaviour.
Definitions of tearaway. adjective. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation. synonyms: brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive, madcap. incautious. lacking in caution. noun. a reckless and impetuous person. see more.
tearaway - characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
Definition of tearaway noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Tearaway definition: designed to be easily separated or opened by tearing. See examples of TEARAWAY used in a sentence.
