Definition of Hotly

1. Adverb. In a heated manner. "The children were arguing hotly"

Exact synonyms: Heatedly
Partainyms: Heated, Hot

Definition of Hotly

1. adv. In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily; as, a hotly pursued.

Definition of Hotly

1. Adverb. With great amounts of heat ¹

2. Adverb. In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hotly

1. in a hot manner [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hotly

hothouse
hothoused
hothouses
hothousing
hotkey
hotkeys
hotline
hotlines
hotlink
hotlinking
hotlinks
hotlist
hotlisted
hotlisting
hotlists
hotly (current term)
hotmelt
hotmelts
hotness
hotnesses
hotpanted
hotpants
hotplate
hotplates
hotpot
hotpots
hotpress
hotpressed
hotpresser
hotpressers

Literary usage of Hotly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Most hotly ; and so furiously they fought, That thou hadst said that for the first time now Fresh and unwearied in the war they met. ..."

2. Maine: A History by Maine Historical Society, American Historical Society (1919)
"It assisted in repelling the enemy at Sabine Cross Roads and was hotly engaged at Pleasant Hill. It was being driven and broken, ..."

3. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones (1866)
"At last accounts Meade's army was retreating toward Washington City, hotly pursued by Lee. They were near Manas- sas, the first battle-field of the war. ..."

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