heated

[ hee-tid ]

adjective

1. made hot or hotter; warmed.
2. excited; inflamed; vehement:

   a heated discussion.

   Synonyms: fierce, impassioned, passionate

heated

/ ˈhiːtɪd /

adjective

1. made hot; warmed
2. impassioned or highly emotional

Derived Forms

• ˈheatedness, noun
• ˈheatedly, adverb

Other Words From

• heated·ly adverb
• heated·ness noun
• un·heated adjective
• well-heated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heated¹

First recorded in 1585–95; heat + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In this clip, a teenage Minaj gets heated and throws a phone in a play rehearsal during her tenure at LaGuardia High School.

From The Daily Beast

Some say they believe that ISIS will simply withdraw from the city without fighting any heated battles.

From The Daily Beast

Shake off any excess flour and gently place in the heated oil.

From The Daily Beast

I saw it first hand during the conflict in Gaza this summer when friendships ended as the conflict and the rhetoric heated up.

From The Daily Beast

“I think the debate is so heated because people really care passionately about changing the world,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

He went on, ruminating on the vain shadow, into which his over-heated ambition to act and to be distinguished, had involved him.

From Project Gutenberg

This fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

This is placed upon the stage of the microscope, and one of the projecting ends is heated with a small flame.

From Project Gutenberg

And the word 'Warsaw' fled across his mind… as though it fell through the heated air into his mind… from hers.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• acrimonious
• bitter
• feverish
• fierce
• fiery
• frenzied
• furious
• hectic
• impassioned
• intense
• passionate
• stormy
• tempestuous
• vehement
• violent