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Definition of Torpid
1. Adjective. Slow and apathetic. "A mind grown torpid in old age"
Exact synonyms: Inert, Sluggish, Soggy
Similar to: Inactive
Derivative terms: Inertness, Sluggishness, Torpidity, Torpidness
Similar to: Inactive
Derivative terms: Inertness, Sluggishness, Torpidity, Torpidness
2. Adjective. In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. "Torpid frogs"
Exact synonyms: Dormant, Hibernating
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Asleep
Derivative terms: Dormancy, Dormancy, Torpidity, Torpidness
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Asleep
Derivative terms: Dormancy, Dormancy, Torpidity, Torpidness
Definition of Torpid
1. a. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.
2. n. An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.
Definition of Torpid
1. Adjective. unmoving, dormant or hibernating ¹
2. Adjective. lazy, lethargic or apathetic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Torpid
1. a racing boat [n -S]
Medical Definition of Torpid
1. Inactive; sluggish. Synonym: torpent. Origin: L. Torpidus, fr. Torpeo, to be sluggish (05 Mar 2000)