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    torpid
    /ˈtɔːpɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. mentally or physically inactive; lethargic: "we sat around in a torpid state"

    plural

    • 1. (at Oxford University) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in Hilary term: "in my first year I rowed in Torpids"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTORPID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TORPID definition: 1. not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › torpidTorpid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    torpid: [adjective] sluggish in functioning or acting. having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling : numb. exhibiting or characterized by torpor : dormant.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › torpidTorpid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    torpid: 1 adj in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation “ torpid frogs” Synonyms: dormant , hibernating asleep in a state of sleep adj slow and apathetic “a mind grown torpid in old age” Synonyms: inert , sluggish , soggy inactive not active physically or mentally

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › torpidTORPID Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Torpid definition: inactive or sluggish.. See examples of TORPID used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTORPID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TORPID meaning: 1. not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTORPID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: 1. apathetic, sluggish, or lethargic 2. (of a hibernating animal) dormant; having greatly reduced metabolic.... Click for more definitions.

  8. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › torpidtorpid - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 23, 2024 · torpid ( comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid) unmoving. dormant or hibernating. lazy, lethargic or apathetic. Quotations.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › torpidTorpid - definition of torpid by The Free Dictionary

    Define torpid. torpid synonyms, torpid pronunciation, torpid translation, English dictionary definition of torpid. adj. 1. a. Sluggish, lethargic, or inactive: "It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age" .

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › torpidTorpid Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Torpid definition: Conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › torpidtorpid | meaning of torpid in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    torpid. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English tor‧pid /ˈtɔːpɪd $ ˈtɔːr-/ adjective formal not active because you are lazy or sleepy a torpid mind Examples from the Corpus torpid • Unsurprisingly, refugees often fell into a torpid dependency, which did not bode well for the future. • In front of him the torpid lizards ...