torrid
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- arid, dried, parched, scorched
- passionate, ardent, fervent, intense, steamy (informal)

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Antonyms: arctic, frigid
Related Idioms: burning hot, hot enough to roast an ox
Related Words: sultry

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tor‧rid /ˈtɒrəd, ˈtɒrɪd $ ˈtɔː-, ˈtɑː-/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: torridus, from torrere 'to dry with heat, burn']

1. involving strong emotions, especially of sexual love:
a torrid love affair

2. literary torrid weather is very hot:
the torrid desert sun

3. British English a torrid time is a very difficult one:
He had a torrid time out there on the racetrack.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲