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

It was short, sharp, quick, and clear; and so loud as to startle even Snowball from his torpidity.

From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Reid, Mayne

Mr Smith's hypothesis, that they are "probably hybernating for the winter," will not account for their torpidity in June and July.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry