torpid

tor·pid

T0278800 (tôr′pĭd)adj.1. a. Sluggish, lethargic, or inactive: "It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age" (Samuel Johnson).b. Showing little interest; apathetic: a torpid audience.2. Conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid: a torpid summer evening.3. Dormant; hibernating.

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[Latin torpidus, numbed, paralyzed, from torpēre, to be stiff; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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tor·pid′i·ty (-ĭ-tē) adv.tor′pid·ly adv.

torpid

(ˈtɔːpɪd) adj1. apathetic, sluggish, or lethargic2. (Zoology) (of a hibernating animal) dormant; having greatly reduced metabolic activity3. unable to move or feel[C17: from Latin torpidus, from torpēre to be numb, motionless] torˈpidity, ˈtorpidness n ˈtorpidly adv

tor•pid

(ˈtɔr pɪd)

adj. 1. inactive or sluggish, as a bodily organ. 2. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic. 3. dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal. [1605–15; < Latin torpidus numb, derivative of torpēre to be stiff or numb] tor•pid′i•ty, n. tor′pid•ly, adv. syn: See inactive.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	torpid - slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"inert, sluggish, soggyinactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
	2.	torpid - in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"dormant, hibernatingbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsasleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"

torpid

adjective inactive, lazy, sluggish, languid, slow, dull, passive, numb, motionless, stagnant, inert, slow-moving, lethargic, apathetic, lymphatic, drowsy, listless, indolent, languorous, somnolent, lackadaisical, slothful, benumbed, fainéant He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends.

torpid

adjective1. Lacking responsiveness or alertness:benumbed, dull, insensible, insensitive, numb, stuporous, unresponsive, wooden.2. Lacking mental and physical alertness and activity:hebetudinous, lethargic, sluggish, stupid, stuporous.Slang: dopey.

Translations

intorpiditotorpore