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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A worker at a nongovernmental organization in Yekaterinburg said a debate among residents of her apartment block about migrating their chat group to Max grew heated when a majority opposed it for data-privacy reasons.
While potassium salt has a similar flavor, it can develop a slightly bitter taste when heated.
From Science Daily
I can still conjure it: the heated seat warming my back, the hot chocolate coating my throat, the cinnamon strudel giving way under my teeth.
From Salon
But the recent outburst of innovation, combined with the heated rivalries among the nation’s battery makers, seems to be moving up the clock.
Their decision will likely transform the already heated debate over social media addiction as a concept, what role apps may play in engineering it, and whether individuals like Kaley can prove they’re afflicted.
From Los Angeles Times
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