[tor.pid] adj [L torpidus, fr. torpere to be sluggish or numb; akin to Lith tirpti to become numb] (1613) 1 a: having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling: dormant, numb b: sluggish in functioning or acting "a ~ frog" "a ~ mind"
2: lacking in energy or vigor: apathetic, dull -- tor.pid.i.ty n