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   torpid

   /ˈtɔːpɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. mentally or physically inactive; lethargic: "we sat around in a torpid state"
   • ▪ (of an animal) dormant, especially during hibernation: "the animal need not lie around in a torpid state, vulnerable to attack"

   plural

   • 1. (at Oxford University) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in Hilary term: "in my first year I rowed in Torpids"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin torpidus, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. torpidity noun
   • 2. torpidly adverb
   • 3. torpidness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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