torpid

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective slow and apathetic
  2. adjective in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Etymology

From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

inert, sluggish, soggy

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