torrid
adjective
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area.
torridly
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a word derived from
torrid.
Example Sentences
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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 E. (Edith) Nesbit
And on all these the sun blazed torridly.
From Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett
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
It was torridly hot and softish to walk on.
From The Wouldbegoods by E. (Edith) Nesbit
