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torpid
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tor·pid (tôrpd)
adj.
1. Deprived of power of motion or feeling.
2. Lethargic; apathetic.
tor·pidi·ty n.
torpid [tor´pid]
not acting with normal vigor and facility.
torpid
not acting with normal vigor and accuracy.
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Er, not exactly," he mumbles, "but I did play for the Torpids.
Alastair Down on Friday: Athers won't be bowled over by Big Mac by Down, Alastair / The Racing Post (London, England)
40am and then watched the Yearling and Torpids Harrow Football Finals.
Colour of money by Kelly, Des / The Mirror (London, England)
There is another custom that extends throughout all Austria and lasts throughout the year: when travelling round, visitors will see mysterious letters written on door lintels: 19 -- K + M + B -- 93 They reminded me of the chalked recording of successful ~bumps' on the walls of Oxford Colleges after Torpids or Eights, the two rowing competitions on the Isis or Thames, or the markings made by priests on the Paschal Candle.
Christmas in Austria by Munson, James / Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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