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The definition of torrid is hot and dry or full of difficulty and challenges, or something full of passion and emotion caused by sexual desire.

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Very hot afternoon sun in a desert is an example of something that would be described as torrid.
A sexually-charged love affair is an example of something that would be described as torrid.

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See torrid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

dried by or subjected to intense heat, esp. of the sun; scorched; parched; arid
so hot as to be parching or oppressive; scorching
highly passionate, ardent, zealous, etc.

Origin: L torridus < torrere, to dry: see thirst

Related Forms:

torridity noun or torridness
torridly adverb

See torrid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective tor·rid·er, tor·rid·est

Parched with the heat of the sun; intensely hot.
Scorching; burning: the torrid noonday sun.
Passionate; ardent: a torrid love scene.
Hurried; rapid: set a torrid pace; torrid economic growth.

Origin:

Origin: Latin torridus

Origin: , from torrēre, to parch; see ters- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

tor·ridˈi·ty, torˈrid·ness noun

torˈrid·ly adverb

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