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