adj.
- very hot and dry.
- full of intense emotions arising from sexual love.
- Brit. full of difficulty.
- N. Amer. (especially in financial contexts) characterized by intense activity; hard to contain or stop.
Derivative
- torridity n.
- torridly adv.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. torride or L. torridus, from torrere ‘parch, scorch’.
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