Torpid
11torpid — (adj.) 1610s, from L. torpidus benumbed, from torpere be numb or stiff (see TORPOR (Cf. torpor)) …
12torpid — *lethargic, sluggish, comatose Analogous words: inert, *inactive, idle, passive: phlegmatic, *impassive, stolid Antonyms: agile …
13torpid — [adj] lazy, slow apathetic, benumbed, comatose, dopey*, dormant, drowsy, dull, faineant, heavy, hebetudinous, idle, inactive, indifferent, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, latent, leaden, lethargic, listless, lymphatic,… …
14torpid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) mentally or physically inactive. 2) (of an animal) dormant, especially during hibernation. DERIVATIVES torpidity noun torpidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin torpidus, from torpere be numb or sluggish …
15torpid — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin torpidus, from torpēre to be sluggish or numb; akin to Lithuanian tirpti to become numb Date: 15th century 1. a. having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling ; dormant, numb b. sluggish in …
16torpid — adjective formal not active because you are lazy or sleepy, or making you feel like this: a torpid mind | the heavy torpid warmth of the evening air torpidly adverb …
17torpid — a. numb; sleepy; dull. ♦ torpidity, n. ♦ torpify, v.t. make torpid. ♦ torpor, n. torpid state; apathy. ♦ torporific, a. torpifying …
18torpid — tor|pid [ˈto:pıd US ˈto:r ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: torpidus, from torpere to be stiff or without feeling ] not active because you are lazy or sleepy ▪ a torpid mind …
19torpid — [17] Torpid was acquired from Latin torpidus, a derivative of torpēre ‘be stiff, numb, inactive, etc’. Also from torpēre came torpēdō, which was applied to a type of fish capable of producing an electric shock with which it numbs its prey.… …
20torpid — [[t]tɔ͟ː(r)pɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are torpid, you are mentally or physically inactive, especially because you are feeling lazy or sleepy. [FORMAL] Syn: lethargic …
