hotly
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4.1
- adverb
- /ˈhɑtli/
:
acaloradamente
- In general, the class action lawsuit is a hotly debated issue, both in and outside of the legal community.
- hotly debated
- hotly contested
- hotly contested issue
Today I'm reacting to a video that was super hotly requested by you.
- Today I'm reacting to a video that was super hotly requested by you.
- Beyond politics and religion, few topics are more hotly debated than nutrition.
- Very few topics are more hotly debated than nutrition.
- And so so it, it's still a hotly discussed topic.
- We've got The Bachelor, the hotly anticipated sequel.
- Today's episode is a hotly requested one.
- Today, the mechanism by which metformin works is debated hotly.
- Welcome or welcome back to another hotly anticipated edition of Roll On Roll On.
- The position of crime laboratories under law enforcement agencies is currently being hotly debated.
- Let's see, I'm telling you man, it's probably but the origin of the word pussy is pretty hotly debated.
- There's that younger driest thing has become so hotly contested.
- They're never too hotly fired by the torch of anger.
- But although it is hotly contentious, who actually thought to start an apparel brand?
Examples
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After a hotly contested race, Americans go to the polls today... in what promises to be a very close election.
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To the nation at large, the political topic became a hotly contested debate.
Academic text (2007) -
The idea of providing suitable works of art for the new building was hotly debated.
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In fall 1997, South Korea was in the midst of a hotly contested presidential election.
Academic text (2004) -
The issue of gays in the military has been hotly contested in the United States in recent years.
Academic text (2001) -
The establishment of the policies has been hotly debated, raising questions and concerns.
Academic text (2000) -
Very few topics are more hotly debated than nutrition.
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The debate over relocating Indians to the west was a national one and hotly contested.
Academic text (2007) -
Three years later, Edmunds' culpability remains a hotly contested topic of conversation.
Academic text (2011) -
The debate on climate change is being discussed hotly by experts around the world.
Synonyms
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3.7
In a very strong way that shows energy or anger
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2.8
In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement
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7.4
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
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3.0
In a very angry and energetic way
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5.1
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
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5.1
In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger
In a strong, emotional, and wild way
Antonyms
How Heated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hotly comes from the simple word hot, which means 'having heat', plus the common adverb ending -ly (as in quickly). Think of someone speaking 'with heat' — angry or very intense — so hotly means doing something with very strong feeling.