TORPID


Meaning of TORPID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯr-pəd ]

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 functioning or acting

a torpid frog

a torpid mind

2. : lacking in energy or vigor : apathetic , dull

• tor·pid·i·ty tȯr-ˈpi-də-tē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.