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

States consider transgender restrictions or guaranteeing LGBTQ+ rights Rights for LGBTQ+ people have been hotly contested in the states in recent years. — Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

In Virginia and California, vote control was hotly and openly debated. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Hamdad had a solo show at the Petit Palais during last year’s Art Basel Paris, and Templon described heavy demand for the artist’s work, with his upcoming March show being hotly anticipated. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Whether such multi-member districts would totally end gerrymandering depends on their design, which remains hotly contested. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above