heated

[ hee-tid ]
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adjective
  1. made hot or hotter; warmed.

  2. excited; inflamed; vehement: a heated discussion.

Origin of heated

1
First recorded in 1585–95; heat + -ed2

Other words for heated

Other words from heated

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

Words Nearby heated

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British Dictionary definitions for heated

heated

/ (ˈhiːtɪd) /


adjective
  1. made hot; warmed

  2. impassioned or highly emotional

Derived forms of heated

  • heatedly, adverb
  • heatedness, noun

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