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torpidity
[
tawr
-pid
]
tor·pid
1
/
ˈtɔr
pɪd
/
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[
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;
<
Latin
torpidus
numb, equivalent 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.
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World English Dictionary
torpid
(ˈtɔːpɪd)
—
adj
1.
apathetic, sluggish, or lethargic
2.
(of a hibernating animal) dormant; having greatly reduced metabolic activity
3.
unable to move or feel
[C17: from Latin
torpidus,
from
torpēre
to be numb, motionless]
tor'pidity
—
n
'torpidly
—
adv
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