: marked by anger or passion
a heated argument
heatedly
adverb
Examples of heated in a Sentence
Their conversation quickly became heated.
a heated discussion about who should pay for the pizza
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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Opt for a spacious getaway overlooking 100 acres of a Joshua tree forest or a hilltop villa with a heated pool.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Cooke wasn’t asked specifically about his heated moment with Chestnut.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
That book, published in 2021, generated heated debate about the origins of inequality and the reliability of the archaeological record, and it was ultimately admired more for the force of its argument than for its account of the earliest societies.
—Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heated
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“Heated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heated. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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heated
adjective
heat·ed
ˈhēt-əd 
: marked by excited or angry feelings
a heated debate
heatedly
adverb
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