Friday, February 09, 2007

Torrid

Torrid means hot and dry. A desert is a torrid place. Torrid is often used metaphorically to refer to something that is enticing or alluring, despite the rather desiccated nature of the word.

2 comments:

knightjorge said...

Ha! Looks like you're going alphabetically through the dictionary! I love that you have the word of the day blog!

And the Intro to Shakespeare class that I had with you a few years ago is still my reigning favorite!

Stephanie Knighton

Clint Gardner said...

Why thank you, Stephanie.

We are not quite going through the dictionary alphabetically, but have hit on a glut of T words for sure.