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torrid(dictionary)

torrid (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: torridus, from torrere 'to dry with heat, burn']
involving strong emotions, especially of sexual love
::a torrid love affair
literary torrid weather is very hot
::the torrid desert sun
BrE a torrid time is a very difficult one
::He had a torrid time out there on the racetrack.