Both Uses of
torpor
in
Arrowsmith
- He was soggily sleepy, after two country drives on muddy roads, and in his torpor he gave her an overdose of strychnin, which so shocked and stimulated her that she decided to be well.
Chpt 16 *torpor = a state of low-energy
- Here lived in bulky torpor His Excellency the Governor of St. Hubert, Colonel Sir Robert Fairlamb.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
in people: a state of low-energy and inactivity
or less commonly:
in animals: a condition of biological rest or suspended animation -- (could be in the evening, during the cold, or as in a dormant state all winter)
or less commonly:
in animals: a condition of biological rest or suspended animation -- (could be in the evening, during the cold, or as in a dormant state all winter)