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torpid1

[tawr-pid]
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adjective
  1. inactive or sluggish.
  2. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
  3. dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
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Origin of torpid1

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

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2. indolent. 3. See inactive.

Antonyms

1. energetic.
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Examples from the Web for torpidly

Historical Examples

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

Word Origin

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).

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
torpidly in Medicine

torpid

(tôr′pĭd)
adj.
  1. Deprived of power of motion or feeling.
  2. Lethargic; apathetic.
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Related formstor•pid′i•ty n.
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