hot-blooded

adjective

ˈhät-ˈblə-dəd How to pronounce hot-blooded (audio)
Definition of hot-bloodednext
as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling after watching the successful defense of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key quickly wrote the hot-blooded poem that later became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner"

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Recent Examples of hot-blooded Still, this is a hot-blooded rivalry game in prime time, and Miami quarterback Carson Beck has made some mistakes of late. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Runnicles led with hot-blooded fervor, without burying Mahler’s counterpoint under the huge orchestral forces. — Lisa Hirsch, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2025 The sensuous brunette with enormous eyes was often cast as a hot-blooded woman. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 As Nicola, Davidtz hurls herself into a hot-blooded, scenery-chomping performance in which her cheekbones and nerves get harsher as the film goes on. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot-blooded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot-blooded
  1. passionate
  2. warm
  3. fervent
  4. passional
  5. intense
  6. ardent
  7. emotional
Adjective
  • Competing in his home country of Canada against top heel champion MJF with a passionate crowd behind him felt like the perfect setting.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Later, their tentative friendship turns into something more passionate — to the dismay of eavesdropping Asla, who realizes she is not the party Helge’s charm was aimed at.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
Definition of passionate
Adjective
  • According to the Storm Prediction Center, thunderstorms with severe wind gusts will be possible in the region, where warm, humid air is creating an unstable atmosphere.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Joe’s is seeing strong momentum behind warm ecru and crisp bright white this summer, as shoppers gravitate toward lighter denim styles in place of traditional heavyweight indigo jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Definition of warm
Adjective
  • This effect was exaggerated when rising talents with fervent new fanbases, like Alex Eala of the Philippines and João Fonseca of Brazil, took the courts.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • After a woeful June, one that had even the club’s most fervent supporters hovering their hands over panic buttons, the Braves have burst out of the All-Star break with vengeance on offense.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of fervent
Adjective
  • At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
Definition of passional
Adjective
  • His plan, scheduled for a vote at the Beach commission on Wednesday after two years of often-intense debate and revision, comes in the prosaic form of a technical zoning change.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Criticism from the political left was, predictably, swift and intense.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of intense
Adjective
  • Still, unhappiness — even among his most ardent supporters — is testing his grip on Russia.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 27 July 2026
  • The Tennessee native had been a crane operator, homestead farmer and ardent hunter, according to an online obituary.
    — Robin Gibson, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of ardent
Adjective
  • That’s in part because of the social and emotional toll that carrying debt can have.
    — Mallika Mitra, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • On July 13, Haaland penned an emotional tribute on Instagram after Norway was knocked out of the World Cup by England in the quarterfinals.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of emotional

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“Hot-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot-blooded. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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