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torpid

adjective/ˈtɔːpɪd/

C2CEFR level
78/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister

Sluggish and inactive, lacking energy or the power of motion.

The lizard lay torpid on the warm stone, barely stirring at our approach.

Similar: sluggish, lethargic, dormant

Origin: From Latin 'torpere', to be numb.

Topic: stillness in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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