Hotly
adverb
In a very intense, heated or passionate way.
They hotly debated the controversial issue.
Often appears as...
- hotly debated
- hotly contested
adverb
In a way that shows you are angry.
She hotly denied the allegations made against her.
Often appears as...
- hotly denied
- hotly argued
adverb
In a way that is very competitive or has a lot of action.
The team is hotly pursuing the championship title.
Often appears as...
- hotly pursued
- hotly competing
adverb
In a very intense, heated or passionate way.
They hotly debated the controversial issue.
Often appears as...
- hotly debated
- hotly contested
adverb
In a way that shows you are angry.
She hotly denied the allegations made against her.
Often appears as...
- hotly denied
- hotly argued
adverb
In a way that is very competitive or has a lot of action.
The team is hotly pursuing the championship title.
Often appears as...
- hotly pursued
- hotly competing
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Intensity
Use 'hotly' to describe situations where emotions run high, like arguments or protests.
The residents hotly opposed the new highway construction.
Pro Tip 2/2High Stakes
'Hotly' fits scenarios where outcomes matter greatly to those involved, implying serious engagement.
The proposal was hotly debated in the meeting.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Intensity
Use 'hotly' to describe situations where emotions run high, like arguments or protests.
The residents hotly opposed the new highway construction.
Pro Tip 2/2High Stakes
'Hotly' fits scenarios where outcomes matter greatly to those involved, implying serious engagement.
The proposal was hotly debated in the meeting.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Intensity
Use 'hotly' to describe situations where emotions run high, like arguments or protests.
The residents hotly opposed the new highway construction.
Pro Tip 2/2High Stakes
'Hotly' fits scenarios where outcomes matter greatly to those involved, implying serious engagement.
The proposal was hotly debated in the meeting.
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Andreas Schleicher: Use...
what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change, whether we are prepared for jobs that haven't been created, to use technologies that haven't been invented, to solve problems we just can't anticipate today. And once hotly contested, our way of measuring outcomes has actually quickly become the standard.
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Older people are happier...
why older people are better than than younger people at solving hotly charged emotional conflicts and debates older people can view injustice with compassion but not despair and all things being equal older people direct their cognitive resources like attention
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The Science Behind Ice...
have you ever wondered how ice skates run something to do with the ice being slippery well surprisingly it's not as simple as you might think and the exact mechanism behind how ice skates actually work has been hotly disputed for years
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Is math discovered or...
Since ancient times, mankind has hotly debated whether mathematics was discovered or invented. Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the universe around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself,
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Laura Carstensen: Older...
more comfortably. They're more accepting of sadness than younger people are. And we suspect that this may help to explain why older people are better than younger people at solving hotly charged emotional conflicts and debates.
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Why do Americans vote on...
until right now. And the way that we're going to uncover this vestigial organ of America past is by asking this Why? As we all know -- we are in the middle of another presidential election, hotly contested, as you can see.
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Aspen Baker: A better...
has left little room for anything beyond pro-life and pro-choice. It's political and polarizing. But as much as abortion is hotly debated, it's still rare for us, whether as fellow women or even just as fellow people,
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Sarah Rugheimer: The...
Are we alone in the universe? Any claim will be hotly debated. So basically, I'm stretched between two desires. I want to find alien life, but likely will not have a clear answer.
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Weird Mating Rituals PIPE...
when ready to spawn individual females race to the surface hotly pursued by eager males sperm and eggs are simultaneously released in an explosive spectacle
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Building the Great Wall...
the once so hotly disputed Ordos region there is still a few remains here and there ruin towers and tumbling sections of walls still rear out of the sand
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Andreas Schleicher: Use...
what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change, whether we are prepared for jobs that haven't been created, to use technologies that haven't been invented, to solve problems we just can't anticipate today. And once hotly contested, our way of measuring outcomes has actually quickly become the standard.
Video examples
Older people are happier...
why older people are better than than younger people at solving hotly charged emotional conflicts and debates older people can view injustice with compassion but not despair and all things being equal older people direct their cognitive resources like attention
Video examples
The Science Behind Ice...
have you ever wondered how ice skates run something to do with the ice being slippery well surprisingly it's not as simple as you might think and the exact mechanism behind how ice skates actually work has been hotly disputed for years
Video examples
Is math discovered or...
Since ancient times, mankind has hotly debated whether mathematics was discovered or invented. Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the universe around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself,
Video examples
Laura Carstensen: Older...
more comfortably. They're more accepting of sadness than younger people are. And we suspect that this may help to explain why older people are better than younger people at solving hotly charged emotional conflicts and debates.
Video examples
Why do Americans vote on...
until right now. And the way that we're going to uncover this vestigial organ of America past is by asking this Why? As we all know -- we are in the middle of another presidential election, hotly contested, as you can see.
Video examples
Aspen Baker: A better...
has left little room for anything beyond pro-life and pro-choice. It's political and polarizing. But as much as abortion is hotly debated, it's still rare for us, whether as fellow women or even just as fellow people,
Video examples
Sarah Rugheimer: The...
Are we alone in the universe? Any claim will be hotly debated. So basically, I'm stretched between two desires. I want to find alien life, but likely will not have a clear answer.
Video examples
Weird Mating Rituals PIPE...
when ready to spawn individual females race to the surface hotly pursued by eager males sperm and eggs are simultaneously released in an explosive spectacle
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Building the Great Wall...
the once so hotly disputed Ordos region there is still a few remains here and there ruin towers and tumbling sections of walls still rear out of the sand
Example 1 of 10
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Norman Geisler
American Theologian
The age of the Earth is a hotly debated issue among evangelicals. Old Earthers believe, like most scientists, that the universe is billions of years old. Young Earthers measure the age of the universe in terms of thousands of years.
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Robert Gottlieb
American Writer
Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much too long: She's interested in herself; why wouldn't we be?
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Mindy Kaling
American Actress
Fast food is hugely important in the life of a comedy writer. All we do is order in, and what we're going to eat is hotly debated.
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Rachael Stirling
English Actress
I know I'm not a hotly in-demand movie star, but I'm good at my job. And I want to keep working for the next 40 years.
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Norman Geisler
American Theologian
The age of the Earth is a hotly debated issue among evangelicals. Old Earthers believe, like most scientists, that the universe is billions of years old. Young Earthers measure the age of the universe in terms of thousands of years.
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Robert Gottlieb
American Writer
Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much too long: She's interested in herself; why wouldn't we be?
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Mindy Kaling
American Actress
Fast food is hugely important in the life of a comedy writer. All we do is order in, and what we're going to eat is hotly debated.
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Rachael Stirling
English Actress
I know I'm not a hotly in-demand movie star, but I'm good at my job. And I want to keep working for the next 40 years.
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