Friday, February 03, 2006

Torrid

What does torrid mean?

Here's an example:

"The centre-back was taken off after a torrid first-half display in the defeat to West Ham." (BBC Football 06.02.2006)

It means that the centreback was not playing well enough to stay on...at least...but it is a strong sounding word...maybe it's the equivalent of " 'mare", in other words nightmare.

Torrid may mean having the worst game of your life.

According to answers.com it means "Parched with the heat of the sun; intensely hot."

Sounds painful.

Little wonder that Sol Campbell has left Arsenal and people are worried about the once heroic centreback.

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