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torpid

noun
  1. (Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

adjective
  1. Unmoving

  2. Dormant or hibernating

  3. Lazy, lethargic or apathetic

Synonymslatent, quiescent, lethargic, motionless, stock-still

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