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Meaning of torpid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

UK

Equivalents

العربية خدران
Български спящ
Español inmóvil torpe
Suomi apaattinen lamaantunut nukkuva saamaton veltto vetelä
Français immobile torpide
한국어 경직된
Latina torpidus
Русский апатичный вялый неподвижный онеме́лый спящий
ไทย จำศีล นิง เฉื่อย

Examples

“In our first year I had seen him coming away from Blackwell's clutching a great textbook of chemistry with an air of anticipatory delight, and also on the river as cox of one of the Lincoln torpids.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Torpidity Torpidly torpidness torpids torpitude Torpoint

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