torrid

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin torridus, from torreō (parch, scorch).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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torrid (comparative torrider, superlative torridest)

  1. Very hot and dry.
  2. Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.
    a torrid love scene in a film or novel
  3. (chiefly British) Full of difficulty.
  4. (chiefly US, sports) [of a streak, form, etc.] Good, impressive, hot
    • 2019 July 22, James Wagner, “Yankees Face Another A.L. Powerhouse in the Twins”, in The New York Times, page B11:
      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.

Usage notes

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  • Note that senses 3 and 4 have opposite connotation.

Derived terms

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Compound words and expressions
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Translations

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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torrid

  1. (literary) imperfect/conditional impersonal of torri

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
torrid dorrid nhorrid thorrid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.