TORPID

inert, sluggish, soggy, torpid

(adjective) slow and apathetic; “she was fat and inert”; “a sluggish worker”; “a mind grown torpid in old age”

dormant, hibernating, torpid

(adjective) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; “dormant buds”; “a hibernating bear”; “torpid frogs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

torpid (comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid)

unmoving

dormant or hibernating

lazy, lethargic or apathetic

Synonyms

• (unmoving): motionless, stock-still; see also stationary

• (dormant): latent, quiescent; see also inactive

• (lazy, lethargic or apathetic): lethargic; see also slow or lazy

Noun

torpid (plural torpids)

(UK, Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

Anagrams

• tripod

Source: Wiktionary

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Tor"pid, a. Etym: [L. torpidus, fr. torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin.]

1. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray.

2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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