TOR'PID, adjective [Latin torpidus, torpeo.] 1. Having lost motion or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; as a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid 2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. The mind as well as the body becomes torpid by indolence. Impenitent sinners remain in a state of torpid security.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI