Recent Examples on the WebOther scholars hotly argue the roofs were made of timber, but the anti-timber team argues that not enough trees grew on the island to accommodate the material needs.—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024 Its first images were so hotly anticipated that the White House scooped NASA’s announcement, releasing a dazzling view of thousands of galaxies the day before the space agency shared the first batch of pictures.—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hotly
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hotly was
before the 12th century
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