torpid

[tawr-pid]

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adjective

inactive or sluggish.

slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.

dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.

Origin of torpid

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

Synonyms for torpid

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2. indolent. 3. See inactive.

Antonyms for torpid

1. energetic.

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Related Words for torpidly

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

Examples from the Web for torpidly

Historical Examples of torpidly

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
His mind worked slowly and torpidly, so that even grief came with an effort.
A Poor Wise Man
Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for torpidly

torpid

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).

torpidly in Medicine

torpid

[tôr′pĭd]

adj.

Deprived of power of motion or feeling.

Lethargic; apathetic.

Related formstor•pid′i•ty n.