torpid

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unmoving, dormant or hibernating
lazy, lethargic or apathetic
Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb
Devoid of the power of movement; sluggish in function or action
Having lost most of the power of exertion; dormant A ground squirrel is torpid when it is hibernating
The Lenten rowing races
Dormant, lacking vigor
\Tor"pid\, a 1 Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb 2 slow; sluggish
An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat
slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
\TOR-pid\, adjective: 1 Having lost motion or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed 2 Dormant; hibernating or estivating 3 Dull; sluggish; apathetic
Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive
Something that is motionless and dull Hummingbirds can become torpid on unusually cold nights This allows them to lower their temperatures and slow their metabolic rates Indeed, long ago hummers were thought dead when they were only torpid If you want to learn more about the incredible world of the Hummingbird, check out this timeless book Hummingbirds: Their Life and Behavior (It is an incredible bargain right now, too)
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
{s} slow, listless, apathetic; inert, sleepy
If you are torpid, you are mentally or physically inactive, especially because you are feeling lazy or sleepy. = lethargic. not active because you are lazy or sleepy (torpidus, from torpere )
torpidity
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"
torpidity
The property of being torpid
torpidity
Same as Torpidness
torpidity
{i} slowness, listlessness, sluggishness, apathy, lethargy
torpidity
inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy
torpidly
In a torpid manner
torpidly
In a torpid way or manner
torpidly
slowly, apathetically, listlessly
torpid
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