torpid

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

Quotations

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Synonyms

• (unmoving): motionless, stock-still; see also Thesaurus:stationary
• (dormant): latent, quiescent; see also Thesaurus:inactive
• (lazy, lethargic or apathetic): lethargic; see also Thesaurus:slow or Thesaurus:lazy

Translations

unmoving

• Finnish: lamaantunut
• Russian: неподви́жный (ru) (nepodvížnyj), онеме́лый (ru) (onemélyj)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: inmóvil (es)

dormant or hibernating

• Finnish: nukkuva (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: спя́щий (ru) (spjáščij)

lazy, lethargic, apathetic

• Finnish: veltto (fi), vetelä (fi), saamaton (fi), apaattinen (fi)
• Russian: вя́лый (ru) (vjályj), апати́чный (ru) (apatíčnyj)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: torpe (es)

Noun

torpid (plural torpids)

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

Anagrams

• tripod