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

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Some subtle chemical constituent then produced the state of torpidity during which the advance and the budding of the monsters was stayed.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 by Various