Torpid Definition & Meaning
torpid
- adjective
- slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
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"Why have I absorbed this morbid war torpid?"
Swollen Members f/ Abstract Rude — Don't Know Why
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- What does torpid mean?
- slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
- What part of speech is torpid?
- Torpid is an adjective.
- How many definitions does torpid have?
- Torpid has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).