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torpid

tor.pid \'to.r-p*d\ \to.r-'pid-*t-e-\ \'to.r-p*d-le-\ aj [L torpidus, fr. 
   torpe-re to be stiff or numb; akin to L stir]ps trunk, stock, lineage, OE 
   starian to stare - more at STARE 1a: having lost motion or the power of 
   exertion or feeling : DORMANT)M, NUMB 1b: sluggish in functioning or acting 
   {a ~ frog} {a ~ mi nd} 2: lacking in energy or vigor : APATHETIC, DULL  - 
   tor.pid.i.ty n