a. [ L. torpidus, fr. torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin. ] 1. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Torpid, a. ] [ Slang, Oxford University, Eng. ] 1. An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. pl. The Lenten rowing races. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Same as Torpidness. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a torpid manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The qualityy or state of being torpid. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Torpified p. pr. & vb. n. Torpifying. ] [ L. torpere to be torpid + -fy. ] To make torpid; to numb, or benumb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Torpidness. [ Obs. ] “In a kind of torpitude, or sleeping state.” Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]