torpid

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin torpidus (tired, numb).

Adjective

torpid (comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid)

  1. unmoving
  2. dormant or hibernating
  3. lazy, lethargic or apathetic

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Noun

torpid (plural torpids)

  1. (UK, Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

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