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white-hot
[ hwahyt-hot, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˈhɒt, ˈwaɪt- /
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adjective
extremely hot.
showing white heat.
exceedingly enthusiastic, ardent, angry, devoted, etc.; impassioned; perfervid: a fierce, white-hot loyalty to the king.
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Origin of white-hot
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby white-hot
white heat, white hellebore, white hole, white hope, white horse, white-hot, White House, white hunter, white iron, white knight, white-knuckle
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British Dictionary definitions for white-hot
white-hot
adjective
at such a high temperature that white light is emitted
informal in a state of intense emotion
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