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 Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve can afford to make a jumbo 50 basis point rate cut next week without spooking markets, an analyst has suggested, as opinion on the central bank’s forthcoming meeting remains hotly divided. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024 The format of the debate was hotly negotiated by the Harris and Trump camps. Brian Bennett, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024 Around Venezuela, thousands of scientists are concerned that yet another 6 years of Maduro’s policies will spell further trouble for the country’s scientific enterprise, even as the outcome of the election is being hotly contested. Byhumberto Basilio, science.org, 5 Aug. 2024 Mohammed's lead attorney Gary Sowards said his client also agreed to let the government use accounts of his interrogations at Guantánamo Bay in 2007, which had been hotly disputed for years. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Aug. 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 17 Sep. 2024.

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