hotly

adverb

hot·​ly ˈhät-lē How to pronounce hotly (audio)
: in a hot manner
a hotly contested series

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Seventy-two pages of ornaments feature in the shop’s annual catalog, a newsprint booklet hotly anticipated by customers each year. Carmen Rosy Hall, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024 See: Miuccia Prada’s hotly coveted Miu Miu micro miniskirt , as well as the resurgence of ballet flats, Uggs and low-rise jeans. Marissa Muller, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024 England is the reigning World Cup runner-up, so the matchup against the USWNT will be hotly contested and played at a high level on Saturday when the two international soccer giants meet. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024 The loss to New York dropped the Nuggets into a tie with Phoenix for seventh place in the Western Conference, which has been hotly contested. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hotly 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hotly was before the 12th century

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“Hotly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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