Busy and Torpid

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Busy adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

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Torpid is an antonym for busy.

Nearby Words: busily, busyness, busied, busying

Torpid adjective - Slow to move or act.

Usage example: a torpid sloth that refused to budge off its tree branch

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Busy is an antonym for torpid.

Nearby Words: torpor, torpidity, torpidly

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