heated
Americanadjective
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made hot or hotter; warmed.
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excited; inflamed; vehement.
a heated discussion.
- Synonyms:
- fierce, impassioned, passionate
adjective
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made hot; warmed
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impassioned or highly emotional
Other Word Forms
- heatedly adverb
- heatedness noun
- unheated adjective
- well-heated adjective
Etymology
Origin of heated
Example Sentences
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“Of course, the categories tonight are their own heated rivalries,” she said, “So let’s get back to a bunch of famous people thanking each other off!”
From Salon
The loss left Tottenham with just two wins from their last 12 league games and prompted heated exchanges between fans and some of Frank's players at full-time.
From Barron's
Thorabella Farm, near Forres, said the animals - the world's largest rodents and native to South America - vanished from their heated enclosure on Tuesday.
From BBC
Reprieve can be found at the movies — whether in the laughter, the screams and the audible reactions, or the heated and excited discussions that happen after the credits roll.
From Salon
Elon Musk’s Tesla is no longer the top electric vehicle seller in the world as demand at home has cooled while competition heated up abroad.
From Los Angeles Times
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