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Meaning of 'torpid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Torpid [ a.]
- Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.
- Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.

Meaning of 'torpid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . torpid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
Example in sentence:
  • a hibernating bear;
  • dormant buds;
  • torpid frogs
Meaning (2):
- slow and apathetic
Example in sentence:
  • a mind grown torpid in old age;
  • a sluggish worker;
  • she was fat and inert

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