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[ˈtɔːpɪd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
(e.g: we sat around in a torpid state)
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late Middle English: from Latin torpidus, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’
[ˈtɔːpɪd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (at Oxford University) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in Hilary term
(e.g: in my first year I rowed in Torpids)
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Origin
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with humorous reference to the fact that the races were originally for the colleges' second or reserve boats
late Middle English: from Latin torpidus, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’
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