torpid [adjective]: inactive; slow and sluggish.
Example: When the ambient temperature is low, reptiles tend to become torpid.
Related words: torpidness [noun], torpidly [adverb], torpor [noun]
Synonyms: apathetic, dormant, drowsy, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, lethargic, lifeless, listless, passive, slothful, sluggish, somnolent, static, languorous, slow, slumberous
Antonyms: active, animated, brisk, dnamic, lively, peppy, sprightly, spry, vital, vivacious
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