Meaning of torrid

tor•rid

Pronunciation: (tôr'id, tor'-), [key]

— adj.

subject to parching or burning heat, esp. of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.
ardent; passionate: a torrid love story.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

torrid (Thesaurus)

Torricelli's law Torrid Zone

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