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torride

torrid, scorching

adjective toh-REED Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: From Latin torridus (parched, dry).

Also means

steamy, passionate

Usage Note

Torride describes extreme heat, often of a climate or summer day, as in une chaleur torride. It is also used figuratively for intensely passionate situations or relationships, giving it a slightly literary or melodramatic register. The antonym is glacial.

Examples

"L'été a été torride cette année."

Natural Translation

The summer was scorching this year.

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