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lukehot

lukehot adjective: between warm and hot temperatures, but hotter than lukewarm.

Adjective

lukehot (comparative more lukehot, superlative most lukehot)

  1. (rare) Between warm and hot temperatures, but hotter than lukewarm.
    • Little Girl - Oh, mamma, the water for my bath is too cold.
      Mother - No, Gertrude, it is nice and luke-warm.
      Little Girl - But, mamma, I want it luke hot.1899, Leon Mead, The Bow-legged Ghost, and Other Stories
    • "[…] lukehot." I poured out Johnny's cocoa and gave it to him.1955, Good Housekeeping, volume 141, page 212

Forms of lukehot

comparativemore lukehot
superlativemost lukehot
alternative formluke hot

Origin of lukehot

From a blend of lukewarm + hot, probably modelled after lukecold. Equivalent to luke + hot.

Questions about lukehot

What does lukehot mean?
Lukehot means between warm and hot temperatures, but hotter than lukewarm.
What part of speech is lukehot?
Lukehot is an adjective.

Words near lukehot in the dictionary

  1. Luke-Acts
  2. lukecold
  3. lukecool
  4. Lukehart
  5. Lukeharts
  6. lukehot
  7. Lukeman
  8. lukeme
  9. lukemes
  10. lukeness
  11. Lukens

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