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Torpescent

Torpescent \Tor*pes"cent\,

  1. [L. torpescens, p. pr. of torpescere to grow stiff, numb, or torpid, incho. fr. torpere. See Torpid.] Becoming torpid or num


  2. --Shenstone.

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torpescent
  1. Becoming torpid or num

Usage examples of "torpescent".

The bullet-headed specimen in its shirt-sleeves, unashamedly rubbing the sleep out of its eyes with two flabby fists, was obviously the torpescent and bibulous Bavarian who had spoken so yearningly of his bed.