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hotly (adv.)

in the literal sense 1520s, from hot (adj.) + -ly (2). Old English hatlice, Middle English hoteli are recorded only in the sense "ardently."

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Definitions of hotly from WordNet

hotly (adv.)
in a heated manner;
the children were arguing hotly
Synonyms: heatedly
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