HOTLY


Meaning of HOTLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɒtli ]

1.

If people discuss, argue, or say something hotly , they speak in a lively or angry way, because they feel strongly.

The bank hotly denies any wrongdoing.

= vehemently

ADV : ADV with v

2.

If you are being hotly pursued, someone is trying hard to catch you and is close behind you.

He’d snuck out of America hotly pursued by the CIA.

= closely

ADV : ADV with v

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