Torridity


adjective
1.
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
the torrid sands of the Sahara.
2.
oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.
3.
ardent; passionate:
a torrid love story.
adjective
1.
so hot and dry as to parch or scorch
2.
arid or parched
3.
highly charged emotionally: a torrid love scene
adjective

intensely emotional; passionate
Word Origin

Latin torrere ‘to dry with heat’
torrid
(tôr’ĭd)
Parched with the heat of the sun.

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