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torpid

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[ tawr-pid ]
/ ˈtɔr pɪd /
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adjective

inactive or sluggish.
slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.

RELATED WORDS

lazily, languidly, sluggishly, calmly, comfortably, deliberately, easily, gradually, slowly, tardily, composedly, dilatorily, indolently, laggardly, lethargically, listlessly

Nearby words

  1. torpedo boat,
  2. torpedo tube,
  3. torpedo-boat destroyer,
  4. torpedoman,
  5. torpex,
  6. torpidly,
  7. torpor,
  8. torpor retinae,
  9. torporific,
  10. torquate

Origin of torpid

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1605–15; < Latin torpidus numb, equivalent to torp(ēre) to be stiff or numb + -idus -id4
Related formstor·pid·i·ty, tor·pid·ness, nountor·pid·ly, adverb
Can be confusedtorpid turbid turgid
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Examples from the Web for torpidly

  • His mind worked slowly and torpidly, so that even grief came with an effort.

    A Poor Wise Man|Mary Roberts Rinehart

  • Torpidly I draw my breath through day and night, nor care if the rain falls or the sun shines.

    Rodman the Keeper|Constance Fenimore Woolson

British Dictionary definitions for torpidly

torpid

/ (ˈtɔːpɪd) /

adjective

apathetic, sluggish, or lethargic
(of a hibernating animal) dormant; having greatly reduced metabolic activity
unable to move or feel
Derived Formstorpidity, nountorpidly, adverb

Word Origin for torpid

C17: from Latin torpidus, from torpēre to be numb, motionless
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Word Origin and History for torpidly

torpid

adj.

1610s, from Latin torpidus "benumbed," from torpere "be numb or stiff" (see torpor).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for torpidly

torpid

[ tôr′pĭd ]

adj.

Deprived of power of motion or feeling.
Lethargic; apathetic.
Related formstor•pid′i•ty n.
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