TORPIDLY

dazedly, torpidly

(adverb) in a daze; in a dazed manner; “he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn’t matter so much”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

torpidly (comparative more torpidly, superlative most torpidly)

In a torpid way or manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Tor"pid*ly, adv.

Definition: In a torpid manner.

TORPID

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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