The Collaborative International Dictionary
Torpedinous
Torpedinous \Tor*ped"i*nous\, a. Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.
Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner.
--De
Quincey.
Wiktionary
torpedinous
a. exert a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.