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torrid
/ˈtɔɹɪd/
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What does torrid mean?
adjective
- Very hot and dry.
- Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.
- Full of difficulty.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- [of a streak, form, etc.] Good; impressive; hot.
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IPA pronunciation
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The inhabitant of the torrid zone upon moving to a northern climate is severely affected by the chill of the atmosphere.
The balloons of the Banded Epeira are bombs which, to free their contents, burst under the rays of a torrid sun.
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What are the imported half-ripe fruits of the torrid South to this fruit matured by the cold of the frigid North?
He had detected the latent sensuality, which unfolded under his delicate sense of her nature’s requirements like a torpid, torrid, sensitive blossom.
The heat of the day was from 28 to 32 degrees, which for this part of the torrid zone is very considerable.