Tearaway Definition

terəwā
adjective
Designed to be easily opened, separated, etc., as by tearing.
Webster's New World
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noun
A nonconformist, rebel, or bohemian person.
Webster's New World

(informal, chiefly UK, pejorative) An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.

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Other Word Forms of Tearaway

Noun

Singular:
tearaway
Plural:
tearaways

Tearaway Sentence Examples

  • Horatio, or Horace to his friends, is a right little tearaway !

  • Tearaway kids aged between 10 and 16 who set off fireworks, booze, shout abuse and spray graffiti will be targeted.

  • It did n't help Van Zandt 's state of mind that as a tearaway youth he was spuriously subjected to electric shock treatment.

  • A petite blond bombshell, Kylie plays the teenage tearaway Charlene and her record I Should Be So Lucky soared up the pop charts.

  • Before there was Elsie, Yamaha built an equally memorable two-stroke tearaway.

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Words Starting With

TTETEA

Words Ending With

YAYWAY

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Words Starting With T and Ending With Y

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