: marked by anger or passion
a heated argument
heatedly
adverb
Examples of heated in a Sentence
Their conversation quickly became heated.
a heated discussion about who should pay for the pizza
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Luxury takes center stage in the marble bathrooms, which are stashed with Penhaligon’s goodies and have Japanese loos with heated seats.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
The heated exchange occurred after Northern Ireland's McIlroy hit a poor shot on the 16th hole, which sent the ball straight into a bunker.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Now, the rapidly booming market for large language models and AI services is far more crowded, and OpenAI has found itself in a heated race with rival Anthropic, this year's top CNBC Disruptor 50 company, along with other major AI players like Google.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 19 May 2026
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“Heated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heated. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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heated
adjective
heat·ed
ˈhēt-əd 
: marked by excited or angry feelings
a heated debate
heatedly
adverb
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