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Dictionary: tor·pid   (tôr'pĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Deprived of the power of motion or feeling; benumbed.
  2. Dormant; hibernating.
  3. Lethargic; apathetic. See synonyms at inactive.

[Latin torpidus, from torpēre, to be stiff.]

torpidly tor'pid·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Lacking responsiveness or alertness: benumbed, dull, insensible, insensitive, numb, stuporous, unresponsive, wooden. See awareness/unawareness.
  2. Lacking mental and physical alertness and activity: hebetudinous, lethargic, sluggish, stupid, stuporous. Slang dopey. See action/inaction.

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adj

Definition: lazy, slow
Antonyms: active, energetic, lively, moving, quick


Not acting with normal vigor and accuracy.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Slow and apathetic.

pronunciation It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grow torpid in old age. — Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - følelsesløs, dvask, sløv, træg

Nederlands (Dutch)
sloom, verdoofd

Français (French)
adj. - torpide (sout)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - träge, langsam, taub, Winterschlaf haltend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ληθαργικός, ναρκωμένος, χαυνωμένος, αδρανής

Italiano (Italian)
inerte, torpido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apático (m), letárgico (m), entorpecido (m), obtuso (m)

Русский (Russian)
бездеятельный, вялый, онемелый, (зоол.) находящийся в состоянии спячки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aletargado, apático

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stel, domnad, i dvala, slö, overksam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
麻痹的, 迟缓的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 麻痺的, 遲緩的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 꼼작하지 않는, 둔한, 동면하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 動かない, のろい, 無気力な
n. - その選手

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حذر, بليد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮איטי, עצלתני, רדום, ישן, לא-פעיל, חסר-תחושה, לא נע‬


 
 
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