TORPID

(adj.) slow and apathetic
"she was fat and inert", "a sluggish worker", "a mind grown torpid in old age"
synonyms : inert , sluggish , soggy
(adj.) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
"dormant buds", "a hibernating bear", "torpid frogs"
synonyms : dormant , hibernating

Mnemonics for torpid

(Tag: Sing-songy) tor-pid like a tor-toise, we all know they-are-slow...
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(Tag: ) The opposite of a TORPEDO. Also, get the negative connotation by its visual and aural similarity to "stupid."
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(Tag: ) TORPID -> STUPID people are slow and apathetic.
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(Tag: English) Personify a tornado, and think pid is similar to ped, or pedestrian. Though tornadoes spin at destructive speeds, they trans-locate (ped) at a slow, lethargic pace by comparison. Think: pedestrian tornado.
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(Tag: ) tortoise peed slowly,inactively
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