rĕ-torrĭdus, a, um, adj., parched up, burned up, dried up (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.).
I Lit.: rami platani, Sen. Ep. 12, 2; 86, 18: manus Mucii, id. ib. 66, 51: retorrida et muscosa prata, Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 5: plantae, Col. 3, 12, 2: frons, id. 11, 2, 87: fructus, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 176: myrtus, id. 15, 29, 36, § 121: (herba) spinis retorrida, id. 27, 12, 97, § 122: mus, dried up , wizen , wrinkled , Phaedr. 4, 2, 27. —
II Trop.: detriti et retorridi ad litterarum disciplinas serius adeunt, Gell. 15, 30, 1: vultu gravissimus et retorridus, i. e. gloomy , morose , Capitol. Max. 6: Gallicanae mentes, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 58.—* Adv.: rĕtorrĭdē (acc. to I.), dryly , Plin. 17, 5, 3, § 33.