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Torpidly

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tor·pid  (tôrpd)
adj.
1. Deprived of the power of motion or feeling; benumbed.
2. Dormant; hibernating.
3. Lethargic; apathetic. See Synonyms at inactive.
[Latin torpidus, from torpre, to be stiff; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots.]
torpid·ly adv.
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Adv.1.Torpidly - in a dazetorpidly - 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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