Torpid

adj, noun

adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    unmoving
  2. 2
    dormant or hibernating
  3. 3
    lazy, lethargic or apathetic
Adjective
  1. 1
    slow and apathetic wordnet
  2. 2
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation wordnet

Synonyms

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lethargicsluggishdullat restidleimpassive

Example

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"When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid."

Etymology

From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

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