adj. having lost temporarily all or part of the power of sensation or motion; as a hibernating animal; dormant sluggish in functioning slow and dull; apathetic
His mind has grown torpid in his old age.
His mind has grown torpid in his old age.
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sluggish; soggy; inactive
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2 syllables
tor-pid
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