Sentence:  The evaporative cooler had been moved to Granny 's room , and her door was kept shut ; so that the rest of the house stayed open , though there was a question as to whether it was <WSD>hotter</WSD> or cooler that way . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning