What does torrid mean?
Torrid means Very hot and dry..
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/ˈtɒɹɪd/ · adjective
Very hot and dry..
a torrid love scene in a film or novel
It was left to the famed Greek philosopher, Plato, writing some two hundred years later, to bring out the torrid details of these kinky islanders.
Tomás O'Leary had a torrid time behind the forwards, fumbling on the floor, hesitant with his kicks.
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.
Use torrid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Torrid means Very hot and dry..
Common synonyms include fervid, ardent, fervent, sultry.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a torrid love scene in a film or novel
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