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1. (adj.) torpid
inactive or sluggish, as a bodily organ.
2. torpid
slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
3. torpid
dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L torpidus numb, der. of torpēre to be stiff or numb)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) inert, sluggish, soggy, torpid
slow and apathetic
"she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
2. (adj) dormant, hibernating(a), torpid
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
"dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
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1. (adj) torpid
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb
2. (adj) torpid
dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive
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