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Definition of torrid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

torrid

adjective
 
/ˈtɒrɪd/
 
/ˈtɔːrɪd/
[usually before noun]
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  1. full of strong emotions, especially connected with sex and love synonym passionate
    • a torrid love affair
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  2. (formal) (of a climate or country) very hot or dry
    • a torrid summer
  3. (British English) very difficult
    • They face a torrid time in tonight's game.
  4. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French torride or Latin torridus, from torrere ‘parch, scorch’.
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