The Collaborative International Dictionary
Torpescent
Torpescent \Tor*pes"cent\,
[L. torpescens, p. pr. of torpescere to grow stiff, numb, or torpid, incho. fr. torpere. See Torpid.] Becoming torpid or num
--Shenstone.
Wiktionary
torpescent
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.