Meanings
adjectivetorpedinous (comparative more torpedinous, superlative most torpedinous)
comparative more torpedinous · superlative most torpedinous
- archaicstupefying; dull; torpid.
Was he dull? Is a wooden spoon dull? Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner; […]
1845 January, Thomas De Quincey, “Coleridge and Opium-eating”, in Speculations Literary and Philosophic: With German Tales and Other Narrative Papers (De Quincey’s Works; XII), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 92Synonyms: languid, listless, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf
- rareRelating to torpedoes (the marine weapons).
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivestupefying; dull; torpid.
Also see
Origin
- Latintorpēdinōsus
- Englishtorpedinous
Borrowed from Latin torpēdinōsus, from torpēdō + -ōsus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek τορπιλικός
- τορπιλικός (torpilikós)relating to torpedoes
Latin torpēdinōsus
- torpēdinōsusrelating to torpedoes
Russian торпе́дный
- торпе́дный (torpédnyj)relating to torpedoes
Turkish torpilli
- torpillirelating to torpedoes
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APA
torpedinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedinous
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“torpedinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedinous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torpedinous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedinous.
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