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The affair was a stormy one; as Eastman torridly tells it, heaven-shattering passion alternated with earth-shaking rage.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was torridly hot and softish to walk on.

From The Wouldbegoods by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

It was torridly hot, and softish to walk on.

From The Wouldbegoods by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

The sun was now high overhead, and beat torridly upon the granite crags, which, as I clutched them, blistered my hands.

From Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

There was a moment's quiet, while Ray looked away,—supporting his chin upon one hand, and a black cloud sweeping torridly down the stern face.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 by Various