1.
You use ~ to describe something that is extremely hot.
...the ~ desert of Central Asia.
ADJ
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Burning is also an adverb.
He touched the boy’s forehead. It was ~ hot.
= scorching
ADV: ADV adj
2.
If you have a ~ interest in something or a ~ desire to do something, you are extremely interested in it or want to do it very much.
I had a ~ ambition to become a journalist...
She had a ~ desire to wreak revenge.
= passionate
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
A ~ issue or question is a very important or urgent one that people feel very strongly about.
The ~ question in this year’s debate over the federal budget is: whose taxes should be raised?
ADJ: ADJ n