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Webster 1913 Edition
Hot
Hot
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Hotter
; sup
erl.
Hottest
.] [OE.
hot
, hat
, AS. hāt
; akin to OS. hēt
, D. heet
, OHG. heiz
, G. heiss
, Icel. heitr
, Sw. het
, Dan. heed
, hed
; cf. Goth. heitō
fever, hais
torch. Cf. Heat
.] 1.
Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; – opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree;
“A hotvenison pasty.” as, a
hot
stove; hot
water or air. Shak.
2.
Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
Achilles is impatient,
hot
, and revengeful. Dryden.
There was mouthing in
hot
haste. Byron.
3.
Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
Shak.
4.
Acrid; biting; pungent;
as,
. hot
as mustard
Syn. – Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hot
HOT
, a.1.
Having sensible heat; opposed to cold; as a hot stove or fire; a hot cloth; hot liquors. Hot expresses more than warm.2.
Ardent in temper; easily excited or exasperated; vehement. Achilles is impatient, hot and revengeful.
3.
Violent; furious; as a hot engagement or assault.4.
Eager; animated;; brisk; keen; as a hot pursuit, or a person hot in a pursuit.5.
Lustful; lewd.6.
Acrid; biting; stimulating; pungent; as hot as mustard or pepper.