hitzig

heated, hot-headed

adjective HIT-tsikh Rare

Also means

fiery, passionate in argument

Usage Note

Hitzig (from Hitze = heat) describes a quick-tempered person or a heated situation. A hitzige Debatte is a heated debate; a hitziger Typ is someone prone to flaring up. Slightly less intense than aufbrausend and very common in informal speech.

Examples

"Die hitzige Diskussion musste mehrfach vom Moderator unterbrochen werden."

Natural Translation

The heated discussion had to be interrupted several times by the moderator.

Literal Translation

The heated discussion had to several times by the moderator be interrupted.

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