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Definition of Torridness
1. n. The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
Definition of Torridness
1. Noun. The property of being torrid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Torridness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Torridness
Literary usage of Torridness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"Yet this let me say for the sister countries, that their torridness or frigidity
is the result of circumstances ; that John is generous, willing, ..."
2. Bulletin of the Department of Labor by United States Dept. of Labor (1898)
"The only relief obtainable from the torridness of the summer months on the Upper
Yukon, during which vegetation attains an almost tropical luxuriance, ..."
3. On Parody by Arthur Shadwell Martin (1896)
"Hot, hot, hot Is the blistering breath of June, And I would that my throat could
utter An anti-torridness tune. O well for the Esquimau That he sits on a ..."
4. Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Guide to the Pacific Coast: Santa Fé Route by James William Steele (1890)
"The town is celebrated for a climate of almost unvarying torridness, for its
surroundings of sandy and lava- strewn desolation, and its convenience as a ..."
5. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"The heat it is that achieves both miracles of beauty, and my climate, to speak
for myself alone, has no friendly torridness for the ..."
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