GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Torpid , a. [L. torpidus, fr. torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin.]
   Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.
   1913 Webster
   Without heat all things would be torpid.
   Ray.
   
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   Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.
   Sir M. Hale.
   
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2.       
   Torpid , n. [See Torpid, a.] [Slang, Oxford University, Eng.]
   An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.
   pl. The Lenten rowing races.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.