Hotly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Hotly is an adverb meaning With great amounts of heat.
Meaning
With great amounts of heat.
More Meanings
- In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.
Example Sentences
"You are really intolerable!" said I, hotly.
It is interesting that this argument should have come up at this moment," Mr. Smith adds, "when the subject is being debated so hotly in the field of the petrol-driven internal combustion engine."
In my excitement I had not been taking notice of other things, and I looked up to see the lord of the harem charging down upon me. Again I fled to the boat, hotly pursued; but this time Maud made no suggestion of turning back.
The prospective staff redundancy that would ensue from adoption of the plan is, of course, one of the hotly controversial aspects of the proposals and the chief issue on which a three-day N.U.R. strike was threatened for May 14-16, a few days after this issue went to press.
Synonyms for hotly
Depending on context, synonyms include heatedly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heatedly, heavily, keenly, intensively, sharply, intensely.
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