torrid
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by intense emotion
- "a torrid love affair"
- emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
- "a torrid dance"
- "torrid jazz bands"
- "hot trumpets and torrid rhythms"
- extremely hot
- "the torrid noonday sun"
Adj
- Very hot and dry.
- Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.
- Full of difficulty.
- [of a streak, form, etc.] Good; impressive; hot.
Adjective
- Extremely hot and dry, or full of passionate emotion.
Examples
- a torrid love scene in a film or novel
- The TORRID competition heated up with every tile played in the Scrabble tournament.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin torridus, from torreō (“parch, scorch”).
Scrabble Score: 7
torrid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtorrid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
torrid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
torrid: valid Words With Friends Word