The adjective "torpid" describes someone or something that is numb, dormant, or sluggishly inactive.
L'aggettivo "torpid" descrive qualcosa di incapace di movimento o di sentire, dormiente, o lento e apatico.
| Front | torpid \TOR-pid\ |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective 1. Having lost motion or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed. 2. Dormant; hibernating or estivating. 3. Dull; sluggish; apathetic. [From Latin torpidus (numb), from torpere (to be stiff or numb). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ster- (stiff), which also gave us starch, stare, stork, starve, cholesterol, and torpedo. Earliest documented use: 1613.] “Gary is a torpid man who works as a translator for the CIA in the Washington area. He’s neither shaken nor stirred.” - Ron Charles; Life of a Spy Doomed to Rot in Place; The Washington Post; Nov 19, 2014. Torpid Hazel Dormouse |
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