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scalding hot

adj

Etymology

From Middle English scladeng hoot; equivalent to scalding + hot.

  1. inherited from scald hoot

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scalding, hot: very hot in a way that can scald, involving fluids (e.g., water, steam, gases).

    • Near-synonyms: steaming hot, steaming, boiling hot, piping hot; see also Thesaurus:hot

  2. Extremely hot.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA