adj. 1 a (of the weather) very hot and dry. b (of land etc.) parched by such weather. 2 (of language or actions) emotionally charged; passionate, intense. torrid zone the central belt of the earth between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. torridity n. torridly adv. torridness n.
[ F torride or L torridus f. torrere parch ]