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slow to move or act
- a torpid sloth that refused to budge off its tree branch
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2
lacking in sensation or feeling
- my tongue and throat remained torpid for a time following the endoscopy
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“Torpid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpid. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of torpid was in the 15th century
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