hotly
With great amounts of heatWith great amounts of heat.
» Gay marriage is a hotly contested issue.
Die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe ist ein erbittert diskutiertes Problem.
Однополый брак - горячо обсуждаемая проблема.
Meaning
2 sensesWith great amounts of heat.
In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.
in a heated manner
Examples
12 sentencesGay marriage is a hotly contested issue.
ruОднополый брак - горячо обсуждаемая проблема.
deDie gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe ist ein erbittert diskutiertes Problem.
The question was hotly disputed in the meeting.
ruЭтот вопрос горячо обсуждался на собрании.
deDie Frage wurde in der Besprechung heiß diskutiert.
School busing and taking a proactive stance against discrimination were hotly debated topics.
This topic has already been hotly debated in the past, but no agreement was reached.
deDieses Thema ist in der Vergangenheit bereits heiß diskutiert worden. Es wurde jedoch keine Einigung erzielt.
This is a hotly debated topic in Algeria.
Origin
From Middle English *hotly, *hatliche, from Old English hātlīċe (“ardently, fervently”); eFrom Middle English *hotly, *hatliche, from Old English hātlīċe (“ardently, fervently”); equivalent to hot + -ly.
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Forms
more hotly, most hotly| Comparative | more hotly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hotly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- in a heated manner:heatedly
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb