hotly

adverb

hot·​ly ˈhät-lē How to pronounce hotly (audio)
: in a hot manner
a hotly contested series

Examples of hotly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The sprints should also be hotly contested, with state 200-meter dash state leader Amirah Shaheed of Madison (23.53) facing La Jolla’s Payton Smith (23.67). Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024 But whether the larger collective mission was successful has been hotly debated. Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hotly 

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hotly was before the 12th century

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“Hotly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotly. Accessed 20 May. 2024.

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