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torpid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terp- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *tr̥péh₁yeti Proto-Italic *torpēō Latin torpeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin torpidus English torpid From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

Meanings

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

Forms

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more torpid Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most torpid Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

semitorpid · nontorpid · torpidly · untorpid

Relateds

torpor · torpedo · torpidity · torpidness

Synonyms

tardigrade · ponderous · sluggish · turtlesque · at rest · slow as Christmas · supine · impassive · enervated · adiaphroistic · lethargic · unaroused · unzealous · unmoving · inert · lukewarm · otiose · unbusy · lethargic · dull · slow as molasses · inert · inert · cool · languorous · lethargic · sedentary · Laodicean · unimpressible · passive · slow as a snail · slothlike · indolent · unemployed · slow · idle · unconcerned · unmoved · low-speed · torpid · deaf · silent · uncaring · phlegmatic · lackadaisical · tepid · at rest · mopey · lackadaisical · lifeless · unenthusiastic · torpid · ineffervescible · still · heavy-footed · quiescent · motionless · languid · gastropodous · stationary · lead-footed · subglacial · steady · cessant · quiescent · glacial · unspeedy · indifferent · standing by · idle · tardy · listless · spiritless · lumbering · dispassionate · inactive · testudineous · jaded · sedent · insensible · nonplussed · dull · abeyant · halfhearted · otiose · tedious · torpedinous · sullen · apathistical · unlively · crawling · hibernating · latent · languid · swear · blasé · nonchalant · apathetic · bone-idle · slow-moving · languorous · creeping · slothful · labored · nonactive · sedentary · impassive · untouched · insouciant · torpid · pokey · work-shy · unmoved · world-weary · blithe · fainéant · latent · motionless · dreich · shiftless · slow · leaden · turtleish · suspended · torpid · torpid · dull · inching · slow as molasses in January · stock-still · stock-still · plodding · unactive · gallionic · draggy · fallow · slack · lither · dormant · inanimate · sedent · meh · sluggish · lotophagous · pococurante · lazy · stately · heartless · uninterested · languid · slowfooted · unoccupied

Translations (28)

fr immobile (unmoving) · bg апатичен (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · bg вцепенен (unmoving) · ru неподви́жный (unmoving) · th จำศีล (dormant or hibernating) · bg летаргичен (dormant or hibernating) · pdt looj (unmoving) · th เฉื่อย (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · fi lamaantunut (unmoving) · fi apaattinen (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · es torpe (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · th หลับใหล (dormant or hibernating) · fr torpide (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · fi saamaton (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · ko 경직된 (unmoving) · la torpidus (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · fi vetelä (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · fi nukkuva (dormant or hibernating) · ru вя́лый (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · ga marbhánta (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · ru спя́щий (dormant or hibernating) · th นิ่ง (unmoving) · pdt looj (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · ru апати́чный (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · bg вял (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · ru онеме́лый (unmoving) · fi veltto (lazy, lethargic, apathetic) · bg спящ (dormant or hibernating)

torpid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terp- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *tr̥péh₁yeti Proto-Italic *torpēō Latin torpeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin torpidus English torpid From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, qualifier:Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.
    • In our first year I had seen him coming away from Blackwell's clutching a great textbook of chemistry with an air of anticipatory delight, and also on the river as cox of one of the Lincoln torpids. 1978, R. V. Jones, chapter 4, in Most Secret War: British Scientific Intelligence 1939-1945, London: Hamish Hamilton, page 37:

Forms

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torpids Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

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