Meaning

adjective characterized by intense emotion

adjective emotionally charged and vigorously energetic

adjective extremely hot

originEtymology 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”).

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