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adj. blazing, flashing

adj. contemporary; common

adj. hazardous, troubling

adj. aspiring, hopeful

eager

adj. anxious, enthusiastic

erotic

adj. inspired; upset

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Word Origin & History

hot O.E. hat "hot, opposite of cold," also "fervent, fierce," from P.Gmc. *haitoz (cf. O.Fris. het, O.N. heitr, Du. heet, Ger. heiß "hot," Goth. heito "heat of a fever"), from PIE base *qai- (cf. Lith. kaistu "to grow hot"), the same root as that of heat. Taste sense of "pungent, acrid, biting" is from 1548. Sense of "exciting, remarkable, very good" is 1895; that of "stolen" is first recorded 1925 (originally with overtones of "easily identified and difficult to dispose of"); that of "radioactive" is from 1942. Hot air "unsubstantiated statements, boastful talk" is from 1900. Hot potato ...in figurative sense is from 1846. Hot-blooded "passionate" (1598) is a relic of medieval physiology theory. The association of hot with sexuality dates back to 1500. Hot rod first recorded 1945 in Amer.Eng.; hot water "trouble" is from 1537. The hot and cold in hide-and-seek or guessing games are from hunting (1648), with notion of tracking a scent. Hot spot "night club" first recorded 1931. Hotshot "important person" is from 1933; it earlier meant "fast train" (1925).

Example Sentences for hottest

This was his work, and with even the hottest of lovers, work and love are things apart.

The coolest month is December, when the glass stays at about 77°; and in May, the hottest month, at 86°.

And he took care that the Wolf should stand in the hottest place.

The hottest of these springs has a temperature of 54° Réaumur, equal to 153½° Fahrenheit.