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
torpid (comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid)
unmoving
dormant or hibernating
lazy, lethargic or apathetic
• (unmoving): motionless, stock-still; see also stationary
• (dormant): latent, quiescent; see also inactive
• (lazy, lethargic or apathetic): lethargic; see also slow or lazy
torpid (plural torpids)
(UK, Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.
• tripod
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
