Tōr'pid, a.

a. [Lat. torpidus, from torpere, to be stiff, numb, or torpid; Fr. torpide, It. torpido, Sp. torpe.] 1. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; as, a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray. 2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Syn.—Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive; benumbed.