torchier; torchiest
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or being a torch song or torch singer
a torchy ballad
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However, Beyoncé is held in equal regard for torchy ballads that allow her mezzo-soprano voice to simmer and burn.
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Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022
In April, Hurd and Morris heated up Nashville's Ryman Auditorium stage with a torchy performance on the ACM Awards show.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021
And when this Phyllis melted, for a torchy fantasy dance number, Ms. Maxwell blazed, though an icy astuteness still glimmered from her eyes.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018
Torchy’s is in every big city and most of the college towns in Texas, but its only outposts outside the Lone Star State are in Colorado.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
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Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022
In April, Hurd and Morris heated up Nashville's Ryman Auditorium stage with a torchy performance on the ACM Awards show.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021
And when this Phyllis melted, for a torchy fantasy dance number, Ms. Maxwell blazed, though an icy astuteness still glimmered from her eyes.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018
Torchy’s is in every big city and most of the college towns in Texas, but its only outposts outside the Lone Star State are in Colorado.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
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“Torchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torchy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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