heatedly
3
5.1
- adverb
- /ˈhiːtɪdli/
:
acaloradamente
- We were talking very heatedly.
- argue heatedly
- debate heatedly
They take a bunch of stuff, a bunch of basic assumptions as agreement, and they heatedly argue about certain ideas.
- They take a bunch of stuff, a bunch of basic assumptions as agreement, and they heatedly argue about certain ideas.
Examples
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Madrin and I discussed this, rather heatedly at times, for most of the night.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Not just any mines," Wendy said heatedly, "but open pit mines, huge ugly things that look like skin ulcers."
Fiction book (1991) -
Darling, what were you men talking so heatedly about tonight?
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General confusion as the remaining prisoners talk heatedly among themselves.
Fiction book (1992) -
And she said, rather heatedly, that she'd come back to pick up a few things she'd forgotten.
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And the spaces on the street are often heatedly contested among neighbors.
Blog text (18) -
The scientists clustered around the control panel, heatedly arguing about what to do next.
Academic text (2001) -
"What do you mean if?" Miranda demanded, more heatedly than she'd intended.
Fiction book (1990) -
Charles responded heatedly that he didn't believe in categorizing styles of music.
Fiction book (1996) -
One man raised his voice heatedly when the topic of taxes was mentioned.
Synonyms
81
3.7
In a very strong way that shows energy or anger
66
2.8
In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement
58
1.0
In a way that shows anger
41
7.4
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
38
3.0
In a very angry and energetic way
27
4.1
In a strong, angry, or excited way
13
5.1
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
12
5.6
In a very strong and angry way
6
8.1
In a loud, forceful way that shows strong feeling
1
7.3
In a very angry way
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
In a quiet, strong way that shows hidden anger or deep feeling
In a strong, emotional, and wild way
Antonyms
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heatedly comes from the simple word heat, which means 'high temperature' and is also used for a 'strong feeling'. The ending -ly means 'in a particular way', so to speak heatedly is to speak as if you are 'hot' with emotion, which explains why it means very intense or angry talk.