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

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

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Torpid

torpedo punt
torpedo punts
torpedo roll
torpedo rolls
torpedo tube
torpedoed
torpedoes
torpedoing
torpedolike
torpedos
torpefied
torpefies
torpefy
torpent
torpescence
torpid (current term)
torpidities
torpidity
torpidly
torpidness
torpids
torpified
torpifies
torpify
torpifying
torpitude
torpor
torporific
torpors
torpour

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