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Word: Torpid
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from Latin torpidus, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’
ˈtɔːpɪd
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
Short Definition:mentally or physically inactive
Examples:- we sat around in a torpid state
Word: Torpid
Speech Type: Noun
with humorous reference to the fact that the races were originally for the colleges' second or reserve boats
ˈtɔːpɪd
(at Oxford University) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in Hilary term
Short Definition:races for eight-oared rowing boats
Examples:- in my first year I rowed in Torpids
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