hot
adjective
having or giving off heat; having a high temperature.
hottest
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superlativeof hot.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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How does it feel to own property in the hottest ZIP code in America?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
This June was the hottest June on record, according to data from U.S. and European scientists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The world's oceans hit their hottest ever recorded temperatures in July, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions in the Pacific, according to the EU's climate monitoring service.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Regions home to around 900 million people experienced their hottest July on record in 2026, including in the Sahel, Central America, France and Spain, according to AFP analysis of Copernicus data.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It was better to announce my engagement by letter than to wait until I returned home, as thus I might draw the hottest fire while still in safe harbor,” she wrote in her autobiography.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
