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.

Origin of torpid

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1605–15; < Latin torpidus numb, equivalent to torp(ēre) to be stiff or numb + -idus -id4

OTHER WORDS FROM torpid

tor·pid·i·ty, tor·pid·ness, noun tor·pid·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH torpid

torpid turbid turgid

Words nearby torpid

torpedo boat, torpedo tube, torpedo-boat destroyer, torpedoman, torpex, torpid, torpor, torpor retinae, torporific, torquate, torquay

Words related to torpidly

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

Example sentences 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 forms of torpid

torpidity, noun torpidly, adverb

Word Origin for torpid

C17: from Latin torpidus, from torpēre to be numb, motionless

Medical definitions for torpidly

torpid
[ tôr′pĭd ]

adj.

Deprived of power of motion or feeling.
Lethargic; apathetic.

Other words from torpid

tor•pid′i•ty n.