torrid
30 06 2008Adjectives
1. (adj.) ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid;
- characterized by intense emotion;
- “ardent love”; “an ardent lover”; “a fervent desire to change society”; “a fervent admirer”; “fiery oratory”; “an impassioned appeal”; “a torrid love affair”;
2. (adj.) torrid;
- emotionally charged and vigorously energetic;
- “a torrid dance”; “torrid jazz bands”; “hot trumpets and torrid rhythms”;
3. (adj.) torrid;
- extremely hot;
- “the torrid noonday sun”; “sultry sands of the dessert”;
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