torrid

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ters- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torséyeti Proto-Italic *torzeō Latin torreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin torridus English torrid From Latin torridus, from torreō (“parch, scorch”).

1. Very hot and dry.
2. Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.

   “a torrid love scene in a film or novel”

   “It was left to the famed Greek philosopher, Plato, writing some two hundred years later, to bring out the torrid details of these kinky islanders.”

3. Full of difficulty.

   “Tomás O'Leary had a torrid time behind the forwards, fumbling on the floor, hesitant with his kicks.”

4. [of a streak, form, etc.] Good; impressive; hot.

   “But thanks to a torrid stretch that started in mid-June, the Yankees have regained first place in the A.L. East and built the largest division lead — nine games ahead of the second-place Tampa Bay Rays — in the league.”