Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In an intense or fiery way.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a hot manner; ardently; vehemently; violently.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily.
- adverb In a lustful manner; lustfully.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb With great amounts of
heat - adverb In a
heated manner;intensely orvehemently
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a heated manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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The first lady will also be stumping for three Democratic candidates in hotly contested House races: Rep. Debbie Halvorson, Rep. Bill Foster and candidate Dan Seals.
Obama To Stump For Giannoulias, Attend Chicago Fundraiser In October Will Guzzardi 2010
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The first lady will also be stumping for three Democratic candidates in hotly contested House races: Rep. Debbie Halvorson, Rep. Bill Foster and candidate Dan Seals.
Obama To Stump For Giannoulias, Attend Chicago Fundraiser In October The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Granser promptly began to weep, while Edwin hotly took up his defense.
Page 2 2010
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On a positive note, as I see it, the market continues to offer chances for smaller shops to win hotly contested midline ($75k-$150k) assignments.
New Survey: European Clients More Likely to Pay for Pitches « Art & Business of Motion 2009
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After putting its energy into the 2008 acquisition of Northwest Airlines, the Atlanta-based carrier plans to spend more than $2 billion through 2013 to lure travelers with new flat-bed seats, video on demand and upgraded facilities in hotly contested markets such as New York.
Delta Refocuses Mike Esterl 2010
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The first lady will also be stumping for three Democratic candidates in hotly contested House races: Rep. Debbie Halvorson, Rep. Bill Foster and candidate Dan Seals.
Obama To Stump For Giannoulias, Attend Chicago Fundraiser In October Will Guzzardi 2010
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This year's heavy spending means voters in hotly contested states are inundated.
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She even asked President Bush when she and other grieving parents met with him during a campaign stop in hotly contested Ohio.
01/17/2006 2006
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Make your donations today to Democrats in hotly-contested Senate races .....
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Granser promptly began to weep, while Edwin hotly took up his defense.
The Scarlet Plague 1912
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