hotly
In passionate disagreement
Hotly means in a heated, passionate, or intense manner.
A hotly contested election is fiercely competitive.
A hotly debated topic provokes strong disagreement.
Someone who denies something hotly does so with vehement emotion: She hotly rejected the accusation.
The word conveys emotional intensity rather than physical temperature.
With intense feeling
- ferventlyWith intense passionate feeling
- passionatelyWith intense emotion
- zealouslyWith extreme devotion
- intenselyWith extreme force
eagerly · enthusiastically · devoutly · earnestly · wholeheartedly · avidly · keenly · breathlessly
In an enraged manner
- angrilyIn a furious manner
- indignantlyWith righteous displeasure
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
- wrathfullyIn an enraged manner
irately · fiercely · vehemently · bitterly · irritably · testily · crossly · snappily
Formally argued opposing views
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- arguedDisputed verbally
- contendedCompeted against others
- controversialCausing public dispute
challenged · fought · battled · rivaled · opposed · competitive · contentious · fierce
ardently
With intense feeling
- ferventlyWith intense passionate feeling
- passionatelyWith intense emotion
- zealouslyWith extreme devotion
intensely · eagerly · enthusiastically · devoutly · earnestly · wholeheartedly · avidly · keenly · breathlessly · excitedly
furiously
In an enraged manner
- angrilyIn a furious manner
- indignantlyWith righteous displeasure
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
wrathfully · irately · fiercely · vehemently · bitterly · irritably · testily · crossly · snappily · sharply
debated
Formally argued opposing views
controversial · challenged · fought · battled · rivaled · opposed · competitive · contentious · fierce · tight
hotlycalmly
In a tranquil manner
coolly · coldly · dispassionately · impassively · tranquilly