torrid

adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent

lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to

change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory";

"an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn:

{ardent}, {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {fiery},

{impassioned}, {perfervid}]

2: emotionally charged and vigorously energetic; "a torrid

dance"; "torrid jazz bands"; "hot trumpets and torrid

rhythms"

3: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid

noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert" [syn: {sultry}]