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red-hot

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

  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.”

    “The Iron of it ſelfe, though heate red hot, / Approaching neere theſe eyes, would drinke my teares, / And quench this fierie indignation, / Euen in the matter of mine innocence.”

  2. Very hot.

    “That curry was red-hot.”

  3. Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm.

    “He really delivered a red-hot speech today.”

  4. Having very strong sex appeal.

    “Did you see that red-hot bikini model in today's paper?”

  5. Very fresh, exciting, and up-to-date.

    “Tune in at ten to catch this red-hot story!”

    “She sits at the intersection of start-up investing and the fast-growing ecosystem of online creators, both of which are red hot.”

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of red hot.