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

Light While the tech world is hotly anticipating next month's Apple event and the unveiling of the iPhone Ultra, the company's first foldable, Light is expanding their tech stack with a folding device of their own. — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Only one set of Canadian rocks might date back to this time in Earth’s history—but their provenance is hotly debated, and otherwise, geological evidence is sparse. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Paris’s Palais de Tokyo will close for repairs in July 2027, necessitating a temporary move to a location that turns out to be hotly contested, French daily Libération reports. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026

Netflix has been sued after admitting that an unencrypted drive containing an unreleased, hotly anticipated 2026 blockbuster starring Nicolas Cage was stolen from its offices. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above