tête montée noun 2adjective 1forms 2 noun2 •Overexcitement, agitation. •Someone prone to overexcitement; a hothead.Victor was the younger son and brother—a tête montée, with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break. — 1899 adjective1 •Worked-up, overexcited. formsmore tête montée · most tête montée