Horrid vs. Torrid — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Horrid and Torrid
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Horrid
Causing horror; dreadful.
Torrid
Parched with the heat of the sun; intensely hot
A torrid afternoon.
Horrid
Extremely disagreeable; offensive.
Torrid
Scorching; burning
The torrid noonday sun.
Horrid
(Archaic) Bristling; rough.
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Torrid
Passionate; ardent
A torrid love scene.
Horrid
(archaic) Bristling, rough, rugged.
Torrid
Hurried; rapid
Set a torrid pace.
Torrid economic growth.
Horrid
Causing horror or dread.
Torrid
Very hot and dry.
Horrid
Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.
Horrid weather
The other girls in class are always horrid to Jane.
Torrid
Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.
A torrid love scene in a film or novel
Horrid
Rough; rugged; bristling.
Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn.
Torrid
Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert.
Horrid
Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive.
Not in the legionsOf horrid hell.
The horrid things they say.
Torrid
Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
Horrid
Exceedingly bad;
When she was bad she was horrid
Torrid
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
Horrid
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror;
Subjected to outrageous cruelty
A hideous pattern of injustice
Horrific conditions in the mining industry
Torrid
Emotionally charged and vigorously energetic;
A torrid dance
Torrid jazz bands
Hot trumpets and torrid rhythms
Torrid
Burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot;
The torrid noonday sun
Sultry sands of the dessert
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