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Webster 1913 Edition
Torpid
Tor′pid
(tôr′pĭd)
, Adj.
[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
limbWithout heat all things would be
torpid
. Ray.
2.
Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.
Sir M. Hale.
Webster 1828 Edition
Torpid
TOR'PID
,Adj.
1.
Having lost motion or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; as a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid.
2.
Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. The mind as well as the body becomes torpid by indolence. Impenitent sinners remain in a state of torpid security.