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hot·ly  (htl)
adv.
In an intense or fiery way: a hotly contested will.
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Adv.1.hotly - in a heated manner; "`To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,' declared Mr Harvey heatedly"; "the children were arguing hotly"

hotly
adverb
1. fiercely, passionately, angrily, vehemently, indignantly, with indignation, heatedly, impetuously The bank hotly denies any wrongdoing.
2. closely, enthusiastically, eagerly, with enthusiasm, hotfoot He'd snuck out of America hotly pursued by the CIA.
Translations
hotly [ˈhɒtlɪ] ADVcon pasión, con vehemencia
he was hotly pursued by the policemanel policía le seguía muy de cerca
hotly [ˈhɒtli] adv
(= vehemently) [say] → avec véhémence, avec force; [deny] → avec virulence
a claim which he has hotly denied → une revendication qu'il a rejetée avec virulence
[contest, pursue] → avec acharnement
to be hotly contested → être très disputé(e)
hotly
adv
(= fiercely) debate, deny, say, protestheftig; contest, disputeheiß; a hotly contested finalein heiß umkämpftes Finale; a hotly contested or disputed moveeine heiß umstrittene Maßnahme; this claim is hotly disputeddiese Behauptung ist heiß umstritten or wird heftig bestritten
he was hotly pursued by two policemenzwei Polizisten waren ihm dicht auf den Fersen (inf); he has been hotly pursued by the mediadie Medien haben ihn auf Schritt und Tritt verfolgt
to be hotly tipped for somethingals heißer Favorit für etw gelten; the hotly tipped new banddie neue Band, der eine große Zukunft vorausgesagt wird
hotly [ˈhɒtlɪ] advaccanitamente, con accanimento, violentemente
he was hotly pursued by the policeman → il poliziotto lo rincorreva senza dargli tregua
hotly [ˈhɒtlɪ] advaccanitamente, con accanimento, violentemente
he was hotly pursued by the policeman → il poliziotto lo rincorreva senza dargli tregua


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A Hart hotly pursued by the hounds fled for refuge into an ox-stall, and buried itself in a truss of hay, leaving nothing to be seen but the tips of his horns.
Before supper, Prince Andrew, coming back to his father's study, found him disputing hotly with his visitor.
"That," replied the other, rather hotly and with a visible flush, "is as you please.
 
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