red-hot

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red-hot

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adjective more red-hot · most red-hot · red hot · redhot

  1. Heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color. The smith's apprentice was still wary of manipulating the red-hot metal.

    Similar: glowing hot, fervent, fiery

  2. excessive Very hot. That curry was red-hot.
  3. informal Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm. He really delivered a red-hot speech today.
  4. informal Having very strong sex appeal. Did you see that red-hot bikini model in today's paper?
  5. informal Very fresh, exciting, and up-to-date. Tune in at ten to catch this red-hot story!

noun red-hots · red hot · redhot

  1. US, alternative, dated Alternative spelling of red hot

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adj heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color

Españolal rojo vivo, candente
Deutschrotglühend
Italianorovente
Русскийнакалённый докрасна́ nakaljónnyj dokrasná

adj very hot

Ελληνικάκαυτός kaftós

adj emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm

Русскийпла́менный plámennyj

adj having a very strong sexual appeal

Deutschheiß

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@misc{red_hot_2026,
  title = {red-hot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/red-hot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}