torridadjective
uk/ˈtɒr.ɪd/us/ˈtɔːr.ɪd/torrid adjective (EMOTIONS)
involving strong emotions, especially those of sexual love:
a torrid romance
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Strong feelings
- all-consuming
- anguish
- ardent
- be beside yourself idiom
- be convulsed with laughter, rage, etc. idiom
- beside
- explosive
- fiery
- hormonal
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- profound
- safety valve
- siren call
- supercharged
- unquenchable
- vehement
- vehemently
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torrid adjective (WEATHER)
formal extremely hot:
the torrid heat of August
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Hot & heat
- beat
- blistering
- boil
- boiling
- burning
- closeness
- dog days
- fug
- heat
- heating
- heatwave
- mirage
- overheat
- red-hot
- sizzling
- steaming
- stifling
- stuffy
- sweltering
- thermo-
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Idiom(s)
a torrid time