torpidity

Example Sentences

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Reva worries about her friend’s torpidity, at the way she is self-eaten, like a consumptive.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2018

“We have gone through a very long period of diplomatic stagnation, torpidity and rigidity.”

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2012

PRO: With Oscar-telecast expectations at an all-time low, his all-singing, all-dancing, even-more-singing hosting gig managed to goose ratings, and almost rescued the show from its self-imposed torpidity.

From Time Magazine Archive

A sharp observer, however, would have seen that it was not mere torpidity which made the headman sit so quietly.

From The Mantle and Other Stories by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich

During the winter, it lies imbedded in moss, or dried leaves, in a state of torpidity.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various