torpid
1. slow and apathetic (Freq. 1) - she was fat and inert - a sluggish worker - a mind grown torpid in old age • Syn: inert, sluggish, soggy • Similar to: inactive • Derivationally related forms: torpidness, torpidity, sluggishness (for: sluggish), inertness (for: inert) 2. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation - dormant buds - a hibernating bear - torpid frogs • Syn: dormant, hibernating • Similar to: asleep • Derivationally related forms: torpidness, torpidity, dormancy (for: dormant) • Topics: biology, biological science
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