Torpid
adj, noun
adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat. UK
"In our first year I had seen him coming away from Blackwell's clutching a great textbook of chemistry with an air of anticipatory delight, and also on the river as cox of one of the Lincoln torpids."
Adjective
- 1 unmoving
- 2 dormant or hibernating
- 3 lazy, lethargic or apathetic
Adjective
- 1 slow and apathetic wordnet
- 2 in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation wordnet
Example
More examples"When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid."
Etymology
From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).