TORRID


Meaning of TORRID in English

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.

Phrases and idioms:

torrid zone the central belt of the earth between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

Derivatives:

torridity n. torridly adv. torridness n.

Etymology: F torride or L torridus f. torrere parch

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.