torpidly

tor·pid

 (tôr′pĭd)

adj.

1.

a. Sluggish, lethargic, or inactive: "It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age" (Samuel Johnson).

b. Showing little interest; apathetic: a torpid audience.

2. Conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid: a torpid summer evening.

3. Dormant; hibernating.

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[Latin torpidus, numbed, paralyzed, from torpēre, to be stiff; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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tor·pid′i·ty (-ĭ-tē) adv.

tor′pid·ly adv.

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Adv.

1.

torpidly - in a daze; in a dazed manner; "he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't matter so much" dazedly

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