What is "torpid" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does torpid mean in English? Meaning of torpid definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "torpid" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "torpid": slow and apathetic

Adjective

Meaning: slow and apathetic

Example: she was fat and inert a sluggish worker a mind grown torpid in old age

Synonyms: inert sluggish soggy torpid

Similar: inactive

Meaning of "torpid": in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Adjective

Meaning: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Example: dormant buds a hibernating bear torpid frogs

Synonyms: dormant hibernating torpid

Similar: asleep

Adjective: unmoving, dormant or hibernatinglazy, lethargic or apathetic

Synonyms:

apathetic, comatose, dopey, dormant, drowsy, dull, heavy, idle, inactive, indifferent, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, languid, latent, leaden, lethargic, listless, motionless, numb, paralyzed, passive, slothful, sluggish, sodden, somnolent, stagnant, static, stupid, benumbed, fainéant, hebetudinous, languorous, lymphatic, slumberous, stuporous, faineant, slow-moving,

Antonyms:

energetic, lively, active, moving, quick,

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