Tuesday November 3rd, 2009
WORDS! OH GLORIOUS WORDS! HOW I LOVE THEE.
torpid |ˈtôrpid|
adjectivementally or physically inactive; lethargic : we sat around in a torpid state.• (of an animal) dormant, esp. during hibernation.DERIVATIVEStorpidity |tôrˈpiditē| |tɔrˈpɪdədi| |-ˈpɪdɪti| nountorpidly |ˈtɔrpədli| adverbORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin torpidus, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish.’
