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Torpid

Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.

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Asleep 84% connected

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Asleep 84% connected

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Inactive 84% connected

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

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Inactive 84% connected

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

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Torpidity 74% connected

Same as Torpidness.

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Torpidity 74% connected

Same as Torpidness.

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Torpidness 74% connected

The qualityy or state of being torpid.

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Torpidness 74% connected

The qualityy or state of being torpid.

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Torpor 74% connected

Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.

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Torpor 74% connected

Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.

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Dormant 92% connected

Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dorma…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hibernating 92% connected

of Hibernate

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Inert 92% connected

Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.

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Sluggish 92% connected

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

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Soggy 92% connected

Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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