scalding hot
scalding hot adjective: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scalding, hot: very hot in a way that can scald, involving fluids (e.g., water, steam, gases).
Adjective
scalding hot (not comparable)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- scalding, steaming hot, steaming, boiling hot, piping hot, hot, calid, choleric, heated
- Antonyms:
- freezing cold, freezing, ice-cold, icy, stone cold, algid, Arctic, Baltic, boreal, brass monkeys
- Extremely hot.
- Synonyms:
- scalding, steaming hot, steaming, boiling hot, piping hot, baking hot, smoking hot, hot, calid, choleric
- Antonyms:
- freezing cold, freezing, ice-cold, icy, stone cold, algid, Arctic, Baltic, boreal, brass monkeys
Synonyms of scalding hot
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Antonyms
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Origin of scalding hot
From Middle English scladeng hoot; equivalent to scalding + hot.
Questions about scalding hot
- What does scalding hot mean?
- Scalding hot means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scalding, hot: very hot in a way that can scald, involving fluids (e.g., water, steam, gases).
- What part of speech is scalding hot?
- Scalding hot is an adjective.
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