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Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray.

Same as Torpidness.

In a torpid manner.

The qualityy or state of being torpid.

The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.

To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold. The creeping death benumbed her senses first. Dryden.

Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind. -- Be*numbed"ness, n.

They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so called because they are usually torpid in winter.

To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.

Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.

Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold. "A stony image, cold and numb." Shak.

To make torpid; to benumb.

Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness; insensibility; as, a heart of stone. I have not yet forgot myself to stone. Pope.

o blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid. The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain. South.

ing to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid. Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner. De Quincey.

Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed; torpid. [Obs.] Evelyn.

The quality or state or being torpescent; torpidness; numbness; stupidity.

Becoming torpid or numb. Shenstone.

To make torpid; to numb, or benumb.

Torpidness. [Obs.] "In a kind of torpitude, or sleeping state." Derham.