Modifies a noun

• affair: Her perfect man escapes to a torrid affair in the city.

• tale: The course has traditional tight and deceptively testing greens and strategically placed bunkers, many a scorecard tells a torrid tale.

• zone: The inhabitant of the torrid zone upon moving to a northern climate is severely affected by the chill of the atmosphere.

• afternoon: All three of the visitors ' goals had come from the left flank as Danny Mills endured a torrid afternoon.

• time: Peter Taylor suffered a torrid time whenever the Sky camera's arrived to watch his team.

• season: He's having a torrid season as a Spurs fan.

Modifying Another Word

• pretty: They were enjoying the trial but were having a pretty torrid time results wise.

• fairly: A surprise after their fairly torrid first couple of races, particularly Bahrain where they really were in among the backmarkers.