TORPID


Meaning of TORPID in English

■ adjective

1》 mentally or physically inactive.

2》 (of an animal) dormant, especially during hibernation.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from L. ~us , from torpere 'be numb or sluggish'.

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