What is the Latin word for hotly?

The usual Latin words for “hotly” are ārdenter, ācer, cupidus; also avidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hotly” in Latin

ārdenterpassionately, ardently, eagerly ācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorous cupiduseager, desirous, passionate, fond (+ genitive or + in ablative); greedy, covetous; wanton, lecherous avidusgreedy, avaricious, covetous; eager, enthusiastic, desiring, desirous; lustful, passionate; eager, hungry, voracious, gl

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hotly

FIG., (a) Too violently, ardenter: ferventer: acriter: cupide: avide (desirously). To pursue the enemy too hotly, cupidius or avidius hostem insequi; acrius instare hostibus: to speak hotly, ferventer loqui: to act hotly, calide agere. (b) Angrily: to write too hotly, iracundius scribere.

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What is the Latin word for hotly?: The usual Latin words for “hotly” are ārdenter, ācer, cupidus; also avidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.