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torpid
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Torpid \Tor"pid\ (t[^o]r"p[i^]d), a. [L. torpidus, fr. torpere
to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin.]
1. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling;
numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.
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Without heat all things would be torpid. --Ray.
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2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. --Sir M. Hale.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Torpid \Tor"pid\, n. [See Torpid, a.] [Slang, Oxford University, Eng.] 1. An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. pl. The Lenten rowing races. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
