torpid
1[ tawr-pid ]
/ ˈtɔr pɪd /
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adjective
inactive or sluggish.
slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
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Origin of torpid
1First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin torpidus “numb,” equivalent to torp(ēre) “to be stiff or numb” + -idus -id4
synonym study for torpid
3. See inactive.
OTHER WORDS FROM torpid
tor·pid·i·ty, tor·pid·ness, nountor·pid·ly, adverbOther definitions for torpid (2 of 2)
torpid2
[ tawr-pid ]
/ ˈtɔr pɪd /
noun
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
Origin of torpid
2First recorded in 1830–40; special use of torpid1
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British Dictionary definitions for torpid
torpid
/ (ˈtɔːpɪd) /
adjective
apathetic, sluggish, or lethargic
(of a hibernating animal) dormant; having greatly reduced metabolic activity
unable to move or feel
Derived forms of torpid
torpidity, nountorpidly, adverbWord Origin for torpid
C17: from Latin torpidus, from torpēre to be numb, motionless
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