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torpid

The English word “torpid” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. unmoving
  2. dormant or hibernating
  3. lazy, lethargic or apathetic

noun

  1. An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

Etymology

From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

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