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- Dictionarytorpid/ˈtɔːpɪd/
adjective
- 1. mentally or physically inactive; lethargic: "we sat around in a torpid state"
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"
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TORPID definition: 1. not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you…. Learn more.
The meaning of TORPID is sluggish in functioning or acting. How to use torpid in a sentence.
Torpid definition: inactive or sluggish.. See examples of TORPID used in a sentence.
TORPID meaning: 1. not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you…. Learn more.
1. inactive or sluggish, as a bodily organ. 2. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic. 3. dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal. [1605–15; < Latin torpidus numb, derivative of torpēre to be stiff or numb]
While the adjective torpid sounds a lot like the noun torpedo, it actually describes something slow or even inactive, like the torpedo that's just sitting around before it's launched. Torpid comes from the Latin word torpere, meaning "numb," which is exactly how torpid things act.
If you are torpid, you are mentally or physically inactive, especially because you are feeling lazy or sleepy.
Definition of torpid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
torpid meaning, definition, what is torpid: not active because you are lazy or sleep...: Learn more.
If you are torpid, you are mentally or physically inactive, especially because you are feeling lazy or sleepy.
