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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Being at a higher temperature than is normal or desirable: febrific, febrile, feverish, hectic, pyretic. See HOT. 2. Marked by much heat: ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid. See HOT. 3. Informal. Of great current interest: live2, red-hot. See EXCITE. 4. Slang. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal : dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang : cool, groovy, keen1, neat, nifty. Idioms: out of this world. See GOOD.
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