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Meanings of torpid in anglès

Slow and apathetic.

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In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation.

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Usage of torpid in anglès
1
Still no applause from the conspirators; they sat torpid as frozen men.
Zanoni
2
In their strange torpid state the creatures didn't seem to notice her.
Metro 2034
3
Hence it would appear that the acetate had rendered the leaves torpid.
Insectivorous Plants
4
His torpid eyes, sunk in fat, were fixed upon the ikon stand.
The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories
5
Bluebell continued in a torpid condition, scarcely giving any signs of life.
Bluebell / A Novel
6
Wilder had spoken, to awaken the drowsy, and to excite the torpid.
The Red Rover: A Tale
7
The weather was warm with that torpid, damp heat peculiar to summer.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
8
He throws a last glance over the colonies, which are becoming torpid.
The Life of the Bee
9
When he came back to her she was still cold and torpid.
The Helpmate
10
A few insects found him, but they were torpid in the cold.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
11
His mind, too, was in a torpid state, but might gradually awaken.
Fairy Fingers / A Novel
12
Arnold's rather torpid imagination suddenly opened to the story he had heard.
The Bent Twig
13
He sat up, wrestling with himself, trying to clear his torpid brain.
The History of David Grieve
14
Like some unthinkable torpid giant, New Crobuzon shifts easily in its dreams.
Perdido Street Station
15
Let the torpid monk seek heaven comfortless and alone, God speed him!
History of English Humour, Vol. 2
16
The forces of destruction lay torpid in the starry shadow of the night.
The Judgment House
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Torpid across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common