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torrid

American  
[tawr-id, tor-] / ˈtɔr ɪd, ˈtɒr- /

adjective

  1. subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area.

    the torrid sands of the Sahara.
    Synonyms:
    tropical
    Antonyms:
    Arctic

  2. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.

    Synonyms:
    fiery, scorching
    Antonyms:
    frigid

  3. ardent; passionate.

    a torrid love story.
    Antonyms:
    cool
torrid British  
/ ˈtɒrɪd /

adjective

  1. so hot and dry as to parch or scorch

  2. arid or parched

  3. highly charged emotionally

    a torrid love scene
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
torrid Scientific  
/ tôr′ĭd /

  1. Parched with the heat of the sun.

Other Word Forms

  • hypertorrid adjective
  • hypertorridly adverb
  • hypertorridness noun
  • torridity noun
  • torridly adverb
  • torridness noun
  • untorrid adjective
  • untorridity noun
  • untorridly adverb
  • untorridness noun

Etymology

Origin of torrid

1580–90; < Latin torridus dried up, parched, equivalent to torr ( ēre ) to parch, burn ( torrent, thirst ) + -idus -id 4

Example Sentences

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Williamson, 34, becomes a two-weight British champion having also won the belt at light-middleweight - and put a torrid run of results behind him after three losses in his past five fights.

From BBC

Following a torrid start, Wilfried Nancy has become the first manager in the history of Celtic and Old Firm rivals Rangers to lose his opening four matches at the helm.

From BBC

Taiwan is set to release its trade data for November on Tuesday, which will probably show that exports continued their run of torrid growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

The early South African power told with an scrum penalty conceded by Wales prop Keiron Assiratti, who endured a torrid afternoon.

From BBC

Despite On’s torrid growth, its stock is down about 30% compared with a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

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