torpid
1inactive or sluggish.
slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
Origin of torpid
1synonym study For torpid
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Other words from torpid
- tor·pid·i·ty, tor·pid·ness, noun
- tor·pid·ly, adverb
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Other definitions for torpid (2 of 2)
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
Origin of torpid
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How to use torpid in a sentence
torpid as Spain had become, there was still one point on which she was exquisitely sensitive.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayI did not forget to mention the Companies, but find people, as I expected, torpid.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonIts indolence, and anger at the stirring of inward strife by nature, caused it to assume a torpid indifference.
Papers from Overlook-House | Casper AlmoreProfessor Smawl ate heavily and retired to her tent to lie torpid until evening.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. ChambersHis torpid head fell back on the chair, and his outstretched hands hung lifeless, yellow, and rigid on his knees.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev
British Dictionary definitions for torpid
/ (ˈtɔːpɪd) /
apathetic, sluggish, or lethargic
(of a hibernating animal) dormant; having greatly reduced metabolic activity
unable to move or feel
Origin of torpid
1Derived forms of torpid
- torpidity, noun
- torpidly, adverb
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