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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Opposites for torpid
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
Could our torpidity go further than our requiring Frenchmen to makes tiles, to grind knives, to carry water and to knead bread?
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles LeaMr Smith's hypothesis, that they are "probably hybernating for the winter," will not account for their torpidity in June and July.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series | Philip Henry GosseWe may safely dismiss the notion of submersion till better authenticated; but that of torpidity is still open to examination.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series | Philip Henry GosseAnd then he went on in a dilatation on the dumbness of Nature during the seasons suspension and torpidity.
Keats | Sidney ColvinIn winter they retreat to caves, remaining in a state of semi-torpidity, issuing forth in March and April.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. Sterndale
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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