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TORPIDLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does torpidly mean?
• TORPIDLY (adverb)
The adverb TORPIDLY has 1 sense:
1. in a daze; in a dazed manner
Familiarity information: TORPIDLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a daze; in a dazed manner
Synonyms:
dazedly; torpidly
Context example:
he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't matter so much
Pertainym:
torpid (slow and apathetic)
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