torrid
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.
See torrid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tôrˈĭd, tŏrˈ-)
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.
Related Forms:
- tor·ridˈi·ty, torˈrid·ness noun
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