So there's the commercial on the radio about this old private school in this area that's celebrating its 75th anniversary or some such and on it they say something like "torrid" or "storid" or "sordid." Now in the context, "torrid" and "sordid" don't make sense and "storid" is just plain not a word, so I have no idea what word they were actually aiming for.
But anyways. Since I missed last week, due to the Boston trip that I have yet to tell y'all about, I'll do both!
sordid: adjective. [sawr-did] morally ignoble or base; vile. meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary. dirty or filthy. squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down.
- He used some rather sordid methods to get the job done.
- The sordid housing of the slums...
torrid: adjective. [tawr-id] subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air. ardent; passionate.
- We hiked for miles across the torrid sands of the Sahara.
- Romeo & Juliet is certainly a torrid love story.
Enjoy!
kc
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