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heated Definition

heated (hētid)

adjective

  1. hot
  2. vehement, impassioned, or angry

heated Related Forms

heat·edly adverb

heated Synonyms

heated

modif.

  1. Warmed

    toasted, fired, cooked, broiled, fried, burnt, parched, scorched; see also baked, burned 1.

    Antonyms cool*, frozen*, iced.

  2. Fervent

    fiery, ardent, avid; see excited, passionate 2.

heated Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • pool: Heated pool, games room, outdoor play area.
  • rail: Newly fitted large walk-in shower, heated towel rail, wash hand basin, WC.
  • propagator: Sow summer bedding plants in a heated propagator or under glass.
  • debate: I've had heated debates with even left minded people.
  • chemo: I had cytoreductive surgery and heated chemo in July 2002.
  • windscreen: The whole process is like watching the frost of a winter's morning melt from a heated car windscreen.

Modifying Another Word

  • centrally: The hotel offers 22 ensuite centrally heated bedrooms, many with glorious views over the bay.
  • affordably: Q5 What further steps should be taken toward meeting the government's goals for ensuring that every home is adequately and affordably heated?
  • electrically: Burns caused by the passage of heavy currents through the body or by direct contact with an electrically heated surface.
  • geothermally: Such deep flow is facilitated by the lower viscosity of geothermally heated water at depth.
  • thoroughly: Add steamed veggies, salt and pepper; cook until thoroughly heated.
  • poorly: The reason for the death toll in the UK is our huge stock of poorly heated, energy inefficient homes.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Their moods can change in an instant and situations can become heated.
  • get: It wasn't actually an argument - nobody got heated.
  • remain: The Tantura debate remains heated, largely due to the efforts of historian Ilan Pappé who supports the allegations of a massacre.
  • grow: In the Middle Ages, parliamentary debates grew so heated, quarrels often escalated into bloody fights between Lords.
  • keep: The two Perkins diesel generators are kept permanently heated to 60 degrees to aid easy starting.