Meaning & use
torrid
Extremely hot and dry, or, figuratively, intensely passionate or emotionally charged.
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Crops withered in the torrid heat of the summer drought.
The tabloids followed every twist of the couple's torrid romance.
A note on using this word
Torrid describes literal heat, as in 'torrid climate,' or figurative intensity, especially in the common phrase 'torrid affair.'
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