torridity
- a word derived from torrid.
Example Sentences
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A veteran diplomat, he well knows the impossibility of escaping Washington's torridity in Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
When President Hoover fortnight ago publicly announced his intention to take his vacation this month in the Rocky Mountains, his official aides accepted that as notice of their release from the capital's torridity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nearness to the Equator, with its accompanying torridity, is often counterbalanced by high elevations above sea-level, with consequent rarefied air and low temperature—a combination which embodies considerable advantages, as well as some drawbacks.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
New York City had simmered under a blazing sun for more than three weeks, and all who were able had deserted the city for spots of lesser torridity.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 by Bates, Harry
The silence of the desert was complete as though torridity had overwhelmed every other aspect of nature.
From The Forbidden Trail by Morrow, Honoré
