Torpid (tôrp&ibreve_;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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