torpe

Borrowed from Spanish torpe.

tórpe

1. slow, dull, or stupid
2. indecent, lewd

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.peː/, [ˈtɔr.peː]

torpē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of torpeō

From Latin turpis (“ugly; dishonest”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾ.pi/

torpe m or f (plural torpes, comparable)

1. sordid (morally degrading)
2. disgusting; nauseating

• (morally degrading): sórdido
• (disgusting): nojento, asqueroso

Back-formation from torpecer (same as entorpecer).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɾ.pi/

torpe m or f (plural torpes, comparable)

1. numbing, narcotic
2. numb, torpid

From Latin turpis (“ugly; dishonest”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtorpe/, [ˈt̪orpe]

torpe (plural torpes)

1. clumsy
2. dishonest
3. ugly

torpe

1. The quality of being too shy to pursue amorous desires