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Definition of Red-hot

1. Adjective. Having strong sexual appeal. "A toothsome blonde in a tight dress"

2. Adjective. Newest or most recent. "Red-hot information"

3. Adjective. Characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement. "Sizzling political issues"

4. Adjective. Glowing red with heat.

5. Adjective. Very fast; capable of quick response and great speed. "A red-hot line drive"

Definition of Red-hot

1. Adjective. Heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color. ¹

2. Adjective. (hyperbolic) very hot ¹

3. Adjective. Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm. ¹

4. Adjective. Having a very strong sexual appeal. ¹

5. Adjective. Very fresh, new, recent and up to date. ¹

6. Noun. (dated US) (alternative spelling of red hot) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red-hot

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red-gum red-haired red-handed red-headed red-header red-hot poker red-ink red-lead putty red-leaved red-leg

red-legged partridge red-legged tinamou red-legged tinamous red-legs red-letter red-letter day red-letter days red-letter edition red-light camera

Literary usage of Red-hot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana, William Ebenezer Ford (1922)
"Yellow Molybdenum, yellowish green in OF, hot, paler on cooling — (in RF, Vanadium, chrome-green in RF. cold — (brownish red, hot). In OF, dark yellow, hot, ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"red-hot SHOT are cannon-balls heated to redness, and fired from cannon at shipping, magazines, wooden buildings, &c., to combine destruction by fire with ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1904)
"It is not hardened by heating red hot and plunging into water. At 3oo°-4oo°C. it is as soft as lead and the irregular sticks can be easily hammered ..."

4. Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"They were brought red hot to table, the porter was poured into them in that state, and it was a pleasure to see with what alarm an inexperienced guest ..."

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