Torpid
Adjective | /torpid/
Inactive, sluggish, or lacking energy and responsiveness.
Torpid
Adjective | /torpid/
Advanced WordsHARDInactive, sluggish, or lacking energy and responsiveness.
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"After the long flight, the travelers felt torpid and barely spoke. Means: After the flight, the travelers felt sluggish and had little energy to talk."
"The cold weather left the normally lively animal torpid. Means: The cold made the animal unusually inactive and slow."
Mnemonic Trick
Torpid sounds a little like “tired”: a torpid person or animal is sluggish and inactive.
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