Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot and bothered

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
hot and both-ered
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Aggravated or irritated.

Colloquial

adj

Sexually aroused.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

more hot and bothered (comparative) most hot and bothered (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does hot and bothered mean?
Aggravated or irritated.

How to pronounce hot and bothered

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