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torrid

/ˈtɒɹɪd/ UK
/ˈtɔɹɪd/ US
/ˈtɑɹɪd/ New York City, Philadelphia

Rhymes with -ɒɹɪd

adjective torrider · torridest

Very hot and dry.
Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate. a torrid love scene in a film or novel
UK Full of difficulty. Tomás O'Leary had a torrid time behind the forwards, fumbling on the floor, hesitant with his kicks.
US [of a streak, form, etc.] Good; impressive; hot. But thanks to a torrid stretch that started in mid-June, the Yankees have regained first place in the A.L. East and built the largest division lead — nine games ahead of the second-place Tampa Bay Rays — in the league.

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adj very hot and dry

Español	tórrido
Português	tórrido
Français	torride
Italiano	torrido
Русский	паля́щий paljáščij

adj full of intense emotions...

Español	tórrido
Português	tórrido
Français	torride
Ελληνικά	αισθησιακός aisthisiakós
Русский	горя́чий gorjáčij, стра́стный strástnyj, пы́лкий pýlkij

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@misc{torrid_2026,
  title = {torrid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/torrid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}