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tor•rid
Pronunciation: (tôr'id, tor'-), [key]—
adj.
1. subject to parching or burning heat, esp. of the sun, as a geographical area:
the torrid sands of the Sahara.
2. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.
3. ardent; passionate:
a torrid love story. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.