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torpid
('t/O/rp/I/d )

adjective (a)

  • Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • slow and apathetic(adj.all)
    Example:
    A mind grown torpid in old age.
    Synonym:
    inert, sluggish, soggy
    source: wordnet30
  • in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation(adj.all)
    Example:
    Torpid frogs.
    Synonym:
    dormant, hibernating
    source: wordnet30
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