Hot
Hot adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.
Usage example: we were hot to get the baseball game started and wished it would stop raining
Nearby Word: hotly
Lukewarm
Lukewarm adjective - Having or giving off heat to a moderate degree.
Both words in one sentence
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Let's not forget the more humorous example Lloyd pulled on Colette at the beginning on the game with the hot/iced/possibly lukewarm coffee.
Source: Gambit Pileup -
Groin Attack: When Phil gleefully tells Ollie Emma has dumped him before Emma can break the news herself, Ollie assaults him with a cup of hot coffee to the groin.Phil Smith: It's a dark suit and it's only lukewarm, I STILL WIN!
Source: Series / The Thick of It - In The Science of Discworld, the Thaum Reactor was built for the purpose of creating more heat for the University in winter (The Senior Faculty were lukewarm on the subject of knowledge, but boiling hot when it came to frosty windows).
Source: Gone Horribly Right / Literature
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