Etymology

hotly

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Today it means: With great amounts of heat. Full definition →

Middle English *hotly ← Old English hātlīċe
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhātlīċe“ardently, fervently”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*hotly
  3. English todayhotly

From Middle English *hotly, *hatliche, from Old English hātlīċe (“ardently, fervently”); equivalent to hot + -ly.

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