"torpid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-torpid.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more torpid [comparative], most torpid [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|torpidus||tired, numb}} Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} torpid (comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid)
  1. unmoving Synonyms (unmoving): motionless Translations (unmoving): вцепенен (vcepenen) (Bulgarian), lamaantunut (Finnish), immobile (French), looj (Plautdietsch), неподви́жный (nepodvížnyj) (Russian), онеме́лый (onemélyj) (Russian), inmóvil (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-torpid-en-adj-dWLFYX~3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 1 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 35 1 30 Disambiguation of 'unmoving': 89 1 11 Disambiguation of 'unmoving': 89 1 11
  2. dormant or hibernating Synonyms (dormant): latent Translations (dormant or hibernating): спящ (spjašt) (Bulgarian), летаргичен (letargičen) (Bulgarian), nukkuva (Finnish), спя́щий (spjáščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-torpid-en-adj-pITXv72w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 1 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 35 1 30 Disambiguation of 'dormant': 10 85 5 Disambiguation of 'dormant or hibernating': 0 98 1
  3. lazy, lethargic or apathetic Synonyms (lazy, lethargic or apathetic): lethargic Translations (lazy, lethargic, apathetic): вял (vjal) (Bulgarian), апатичен (apatičen) (Bulgarian), veltto (Finnish), vetelä (Finnish), saamaton (Finnish), apaattinen (Finnish), torpide (French), torpidus (Latin), looj (Plautdietsch), вя́лый (vjályj) (Russian), апати́чный (apatíčnyj) (Russian), torpe (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-torpid-en-adj--3UuT74y Disambiguation of 'lazy, lethargic or apathetic': 6 1 93 Disambiguation of 'lazy, lethargic, apathetic': 14 2 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stock-still, stationary, quiescent, inactive, slow, lazy Related terms: torpidity, torpidness, torpor, torpedo

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-torpid.wav [Southern-England] Forms: torpids [plural]
Etymology: From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|torpidus||tired, numb}} Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} torpid (plural torpids)
  1. (UK, Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-torpid-en-noun-iTaFB3nf Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 1 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 35 1 30

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}

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