tor ‧ rid /ˈtɒrəd, ˈtɒrɪd $ ˈtɔː-, ˈtɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: torridus , from torrere 'to dry with heat, burn' ]
1 . involving strong emotions, especially of sexual love:
a torrid love affair
2 . literary torrid weather is very hot:
the torrid desert sun
3 . British English a torrid time is a very difficult one:
He had a torrid time out there on the racetrack.