torrid

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   emotionally charged and vigorously energetic

   A torrid dance.

Simplified etymology

Torrid entered English in the early 17th century and derives from Latin torrere, “to parch, scorch, or dry up.” Its original association is therefore with scorching heat.

From Latin torridus, from torreō (“parch, scorch”).

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