torpidly
- adverb
- /ˈtɔːrpɪdli/
:
tórpidamente
- The students worked torpidly during the final exam, struggling to focus.
Examples
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The Lokhars slumped torpidly against a wall.
Fiction book (1993) -
After a long day, she felt torpidly exhausted on the couch.
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On hot summer afternoons, the cat lay torpidly in a sunny spot by the window.
Synonyms
23
3.0
In a tired way that shows little energy
3
7.0
In a slow, relaxed way with little energy
3
1.6
In a way that shows little energy
3
3.6
Slowly and with little energy
1
2.4
In a sleepy, not fully awake way
1
6.7
Slowly and without energy
1
7.6
In a lazy way that avoids work or effort
1
4.9
In a very tired way after a long effort
In a slow, heavy way that shows little energy
In a slow, heavy way that shows little energy or interest
In a slow way that makes tasks finish late
In a way that shows little activity or movement
Move or act slowly with little energy
In a limp, weak way that is not firm
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Torpidly comes from the old Latin word torpor and the base torpid, which mean 'numb' or 'stiff', so imagine someone so slow they move like a statue. That's why to do something torpidly is to do it slowly and without energy.