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tor⋅pid

1  [tawr-pid]
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–adjective
1. inactive or sluggish.
2. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
3. dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
Origin:
1605–15; < L torpidus numb, equiv. to torp(ēre) to be stiff or numb + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
tor⋅pid⋅i⋅ty, tor⋅pid⋅ness, noun
tor⋅pid⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. indolent. 3. See inactive.

Antonyms:
1. energetic.

tor⋅pid

2  [tawr-pid]
–noun
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
Origin:
1830–40; special use of torpid 1
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tor·pid   (tôr'pĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Deprived of the power of motion or feeling; benumbed.

  2. Dormant; hibernating.

  3. Lethargic; apathetic. See Synonyms at inactive.


[Latin torpidus, from torpēre, to be stiff; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots.]
tor'pid·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

torpid 
1613, from L. torpidus "benumbed," from torpere "be numb or stiff" (see torpor).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tor·pid
Pronunciation: 'tor-p&d
Function: adjective
: sluggish in functioning or acting : characterized by torpor —tor·pid·i·ty /tor-'pid-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

torpid tor·pid (tôr'pĭd)
adj.

  1. Deprived of power of motion or feeling.

  2. Lethargic; apathetic.

tor·pid'i·ty n.

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