adjective
- artificially accelerated or intensified in growth, development, or learning; forced to mature or develop rapidly in a controlled environment
Usage: often used to describe children subjected to intensive education or training
verb
- past tense and past participle of 'hothouse': to subject to intensive cultivation, training, or development in a controlled environment
Usage: transitive verb
Examples
- The hothoused child prodigy showed remarkable musical talent by age six.
- They hothoused their son's academic abilities through private tutoring and enrichment programs.
- Critics argue that hothoused education can lead to burnout in young students.
- The hothoused environment of the elite academy produced many successful graduates.
- She felt the pressure of being hothoused for competitive sports from an early age.
- The company hothoused new talent through an intensive leadership development program.