torpid1

[tawr-pid] /ˈtɔr pɪd/
adjective
1.
inactive or sluggish.
2.
slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
3.
dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
Origin
1605-15; < Latin torpidus numb, equivalent to torp(ēre) to be stiff or numb + -idus -id4
Related forms
torpidity, torpidness, noun
torpidly, adverb
Synonyms
2. indolent. 3. See inactive.
Antonyms
1. energetic.

torpid2

[tawr-pid] /ˈtɔr pɪd/
noun
1.
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
Origin
1830-40; special use of torpid1
Examples from the web for torpid
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  • What the ban has done is make an already torpid political struggle even duller.
  • It is also as ostentatious and full of torpid hot air.
  • They are diurnal but may become torpid in their burrows during the winter.
  • Animals were found to be quite torpid but capable of swimming.
  • The ears are often curled when the bats are at rest or torpid, resembling ram horns.
  • They require frequent feeding during the day and become torpid at night.
British Dictionary definitions for torpid

torpid

/ˈtɔːpɪd/
adjective
1.
apathetic, sluggish, or lethargic
2.
(of a hibernating animal) dormant; having greatly reduced metabolic activity
3.
unable to move or feel
Derived Forms
torpidity, noun
torpidly, adverb
Word Origin
C17: from Latin torpidus, from torpēre to be numb, motionless
Word Origin and History for torpid
adj.

1610s, from Latin torpidus "benumbed," from torpere "be numb or stiff" (see torpor).

torpid in Medicine

torpid tor·pid (tôr'pĭd)
adj.

  1. Deprived of power of motion or feeling.

  2. Lethargic; apathetic.

tor·pid'i·ty n.