Definition of TORPID

torpid

Meanings

Plural: torpids

Adjective Satellite

  • slow and apathetic
    • "a mind grown torpid in old age"
  • in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
    • "torpid frogs"

Adj

  • unmoving
  • dormant or hibernating
  • lazy, lethargic or apathetic

Noun

  • An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

Scrabble Score: 9

torpid is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
torpid is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
torpid is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

torpid is a valid Words With Friends word