red-hot

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒt

Adjective

red-hot (comparative more red-hot, superlative most red-hot)

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.

2. (hyperbolic) 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 a very strong sexual appeal.

   Did you see that red-hot picture of Liv Tyler in today's paper?

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

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

Related terms

• red heat

Translations

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

• Icelandic: (glowing red) rauðglóandi (is) m, (figurative, flaming hot) eldheitur (is) m

very hot

• Greek: καυτός (el) (kaftós) 

Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm.

• Icelandic: blossandi (is) m, eldheitur (is) m

Having a very strong sexual appeal.

Very fresh, new, recent and up to date.

• Dutch: roodgloeiend (nl)
• German: rotglühend
• Norwegian: rødglødende (no)

Noun

red-hot (plural red-hots)

1. (dated, US) Alternative spelling of red hot.

See also

• white-hot

Anagrams

• dehort