Used in a Sentence

hotly

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hotly.

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Whether or not move constructors should leave objects in a 'valid state', whatever you mean by that, is hotly contested.

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Quick take

In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hotly gathered in one view.

adverb

In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.

adverb

With great amounts of heat.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hotly.

adverb

In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.

adverb

With great amounts of heat.

Example sentences

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Whether or not move constructors should leave objects in a 'valid state', whatever you mean by that, is hotly contested.

2

This is why eminent domain laws are so hotly debated - because fair compensation is often not fair compensation.

3

Review articles can help a lot, but you don't always get them for hotly moving fields.

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Even three SKUs seems excessive for something that doesn't sell as hotly as an iDevice.

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It's a been a pretty hotly-debated issue in (politico-)philosophical circles for the past 400 years; so don't think it'll be easy.

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One of the hotly debated aspects of java is that even with java 8 additions the language is fairly simple and there really aren't that many ways to express the same thing.

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In hotly-contested areas, this will usually include members of both/all the major political parties.

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I'm perfectly happy claiming lots of things which have been hotly debated in (politico-)-philosophical circles for a long time.

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I guess alone it's pretty small, but it's another of several doubts about his credibility, that's why it's so hotly contested.

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This sentiment is something I highly identify with and is rarely talked about, when the issue of SF housing is hotly debated.

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Second of all, I hotly contest that genetics or appearance has no bearing how you're treated in India and only your social class does.

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Everything hinges on transaction fees, and future fees depend on both the rate of transactions (which they propose to increase greatly) and the block size (which is being hotly debated right now).

Quote examples

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Both the pension fraud and the early retirement age in Greece where hotly debated and well documented topics, not "rumors".

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Ice cream parlors, not "coffee shops" or "massage parlors" are currently the most hotly debated topic in Amsterdam's tourist area...

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He could only do so after proving that they could not hire enough Americans at a reasonable wage (obviously, the meaning of "reasonable" is hotly debated, but at the time, it meant slightly higher than minimum wage).

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The reason why some people believe this to be an ethical problem, and others don't, is that the questions "What constitutes a human being?" and "When does a part of another Human body become a human being?" are hotly disputed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hotly in a sentence?

Whether or not move constructors should leave objects in a 'valid state', whatever you mean by that, is hotly contested.

What does hotly mean?

In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.

What part of speech is hotly?

hotly is commonly used as adverb.