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Word: Torrid
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French torride or Latin torridus, from torrere ‘parch, scorch’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɒrɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
very hot and dry
Short Definition:very hot and dry
Examples:- the torrid heat of the afternoon
Definition:
full of difficulty
Short Definition:full of difficulty
Examples:- he'd been given a pretty torrid time by the nation's voters
Definition:
(especially in financial contexts) characterized by intense activity; hard to contain or stop
Short Definition:characterized by intense activity
Examples:- the world's most torrid economies
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