heated
pronunciation
How to pronounce heated in British English:
UK [ˈhiːtɪd]
How to pronounce heated in American English:
US [ˈhiːtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
- marked by emotional heat; vehement
Word Origin
- heated (adj.)
- in figurative sense "agitated, inflamed," 1590s, past participle adjective from heat (v.). Related: Heatedly.
Example
- 1. This is a topic being heated discussed .
- 2. No country generates such heated views about its economy as china .
- 3. China-related issues often provoke heated debate among readers of this website .
- 4. Let us know where you side on the heated image controversy in the comments .
- 5. And abortion is likely to become a heated issue in presidential politics once again .