1. Referring to something extremely hot and unpleasant: With a torrid weather condition and a torrid summer, it has been a terribly difficult summer.

Linda's parents brought along a big umbrella to the picnic so they could decrease the heat of the torrid sun.
2. Concerning a steamy, passionate love or the show or expression of very strong feelings, especially of sexual or romantic desires: Jack and Jill y were known to have had a torrid love affair.

There were rumors that Mrs. Black's boss and his secretary were having a torrid affair.

3. Regarding the condition of being fast-paced; rapid: Sam had a hard time keeping up with the torrid pace of his jogging partner.
4. Primarily British: very difficult, uncomfortable, or very unpleasant: The soccer team had a torrid time trying to make a score.
4. Etymology: Derived from Latin torridus, "dried from the heat; very hot".

Torrid usually describes things that are physically hot; in both the literal and the figurative senses, like the sun, or figuratively hot, like passion; for example, "a torrid love affair" is one full of hot passion.