hotly

adverb

hot·​ly ˈhät-lē 

: in a hot manner

a hotly contested series

Examples of hotly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The whys behind players not wanting to play in Canada are varied and hotly debated, especially north of the border. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 23 June 2026

The announcement of Apple’s own smartphone had been hotly, even breathlessly, anticipated. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Elections, particularly those that are hotly contested or in battleground states, often bring in some of the highest ad revenue for the owners of local broadcast stations across the country. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 11 June 2026

Perhaps most hotly anticipated among Monday’s updates were Apple’s new AI features, chief among them a new Siri. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above