ADJECTIVE | all | torpid, inert, sluggish, soggy | slow and apathetic / apathetic |
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all | torpid, dormant, hibernating | in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation |
Sounds | tao'rpahd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... |
Meaning | Slow and apathetic / apathetic. | |
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Example | "a mind grown torpid in old age" | |
Synonyms | inert, sluggish, soggy | |
Broader | inactive | not active physically or mentally |
Spanish | aletargado, inactivo, inerte, lento, letárgico, parado, perezoso | |
Catalan | inactiu, inert, lent, letàrgic | |
Nouns | torpidity | a state of motor and mental inactivity / inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility |
torpidness | inactivity / inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | |
Adverbs | torpidly | in a daze |
Meaning | In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. | |
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Example | "torpid frogs" | |
Synonyms | dormant, hibernating | |
Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
Broader | asleep | In a state of sleep |
Spanish | aletargado | |
Catalan | letàrgic | |
Nouns | torpidity, torpidness | inactivity / inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy |
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