Comparative for significantly high in temperature
“We had to get out of the burning building quickly as the hot flames were starting to become dangerous.”
(of the weather or climate) Comparative for having a high degree of heat or a high temperature
“The summer months are hot with daytime temperatures in the low to mid 90's, but the winters are mild.”
Comparative for feeling or producing an uncomfortable sensation of bodily heat
“I'm feeling a little hot. I think I might be coming down with something.”
Comparative for spicy to taste
“Smoke was rising from the barbecue and the special mustard for the frying sausage was really hot and spicy.”
Comparative for involving much passion and intensity
“The discussion would turn into a hot and emotional debate between the parties involved.”
Comparative for filled with passionate excitement, anger, or other strong emotion
“All I felt was frustration, anger and a slew of hot emotions rolling through me.”
Comparative for showing a keen desire or enthusiasm
“I've got it bad, got it bad, got it bad. I'm hot for homework.”
Comparative for currently popular, fashionable, or in demand
“That Hansel, he is so hot right now!”
Comparative for having a high quality of its kind
“It's not irreparable, but you had better look for a hot mechanic.”
Comparative for having a strong primal desire
“He admitted that the racy photos made him a little hot under the collar.”
Comparative for tending to provoke a strong primal desire
“She wore a hot dress that would lead to various degrees of over-exposure.”
Comparative for stolen or otherwise illegally obtained
“The situation goes from bad to worse after they find a way to dispose of the hot merchandise.”
Comparative for involving modern or contemporary methods or concepts
“Too often we scramble to keep up with hot new technologies that turn out to be duds.”
Comparative for very knowledgeable or skillful
“I have to admit that I'm not too hot with maths.”
(informal) Comparative for physically attractive
“I remember thinking to myself that night, how hot she looked, and now we are exchanging vows five years on.”
Comparative for fiercely competitive in nature
“We cannot rest on our laurels as the competition is extremely hot right now.”
Comparative for at an extremely fast speed
“It was going at such a hot speed, that it broke the sound barrier.”
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