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单词 hottish
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hottishadj.

Brit. /ˈhɒtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈhɑdɪʃ/
Forms: see hot adj. and n.1 and -ish suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hot adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < hot adj. + -ish suffix1.
Rather hot (in various senses).
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > having or communicating much heat > somewhat or fairly hot
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hottish1593
1593 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiæ in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) iii. met. x. 65 Or Indian dwelling nire to hottische Circle.
1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 698 Of a bitterish and somewhat hottish taste.
1678 T. D'Urfey Fool turn'd Critick ii. iii. 24 Why Sir, as to the Climate, 'tis much about the temper 'twas of old, hottish and dry.
1749 T. Short Gen. Chronol. Hist. Air I. 431 September begins cold and rainy, yet generally every other Day hot; the Middle pretty dry and hottish.
1794 W. Godwin Things as They Are II. ii. 28 Squire Tyrrel is very headstrong, and you, your honour, might be a little hottish or so.
1843 T. Hood Wks. (1863) VI. 161 And pails of water—hottish rather, But not so boiling as to turn 'em red!
1870 H. Smart Race for Wife iii. 49 It will be a hottish Monday for some of them.
1914 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 6 Dec. (Mag. section) 7/4 A sense of duty obliged him to consume the three waffles... They left a hottish taste in his mouth.
1969 Times 29 Mar. 23/3 To it are added meats and vegetables in more or less variety, and a hottish sauce.
2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 289 My eyes fill up with hottish tears that spill over and run salty into my mouth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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