red-hot

red–hot

adj \ˈred-ˈhät\

Definition of RED-HOT

: extremely hot: as a : glowing with heat b : exhibiting or marked by intense emotion, enthusiasm, or violence <a red–hot campaign> c : fresh, new <red–hot news> d : extremely popular

First Known Use of RED-HOT

14th century

Related to RED-HOT

Synonyms: contemporary, current, designer, hot, mod, modernistic, new, new age, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute

Antonyms: antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

Related Words: fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish; last, latest; modernized, updated; futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech); latter-day, recent

Near Antonyms: anachronistic; aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable; bygone, former, late, olden, past; antique, historic, historical; retro, retrograde; kaput (also kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized; old-world; discarded, disused, moth-eaten; forgotten, remote; ageless, dateless, timeless

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