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| | adjective | 1. Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic. 2. (Of an animal) Dormant, especially during hibernation. |
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| | | "After working the street fair all weekend, Lali spent Monday in a state of torpid inertia." |
| | | "The stress of closing up the restaurant after a busy Friday night left me torpid." |
| | | "Be careful not to go off the trail, because you don't want to disturb the torpid animals in the area." |
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| Latin, early 17th century |
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| For people, to be torpid is to be in a sluggish, lethargic state — physically, mentally, or both. Winter, with its cold, dreary days and lack of sunlight, contributes to torpidity, which crosses over with "torpid" as it relates to an animal. ... | Continue Reading |
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