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red-hot

[ adjective red-hot; noun red-hot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

red with heat; very hot.
creating much excitement, demand, or discussion:
The new toy robot is a red-hot item this Christmas.
violent; furious:
red-hot anger.
characterized by intense excitement, enthusiasm, or passion.
very fresh or new; most recent:
red-hot tips on the stock market.

red-hot

(esp of metal) heated to the temperature at which it glows red
iron is red-hot at about 500°C
extremely hot
the stove is red-hot, so don't touch it
keen, excited, or eager; enthusiastic
furious; violent
red-hot anger
very recent or topical
red-hot information
slang.
extreme, unreasonable, or unfair
the charges are red-hot

Origin of red-hot¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75

His books include Render unto Rome and a novel about Louisiana politics, Last of the Red Hot Poppas.

Woods were shredded, the earth trembled and the ground exploded in showers of stone and red-hot metal splinters.

His books include Up From the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II and a novel, Last of the Red Hot Poppas.

RED HOT will be on display at BOSI Contemporary, 48 Orchard St., from September 3-14, 2014.

Until the Depression, New York was the red hot center of everything.

“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.

On the night of June the 11th a red-hot cannon-ball set fire to one of the barracks which was used as a hospital.

The boiler at Greenwich was heated red hot and burnt all the joints the Sunday before the explosion.

The little stove was roaring; it was red-hot, and the chocolate in the tin sizzled and sputtered.

As they turned into red-hot ashes and began to topple over one by one into the glowing pile, Jess laughed delightedly.

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