Slow and dull; apathetic. Unmoving, dormant or hibernating. The definition of torpid is having lost motion, slow or unenergetic. ... Lazy, lethargic or apathetic.

What is the meaning for torpid?

1a : sluggish in functioning or acting a torpid mind. b : having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling : numb. c : exhibiting or characterized by torpor : dormant a torpid bird.

What does torpid mean in the poem summons?

slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.