torpescent

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adjective

Becoming torpid or numb.

OriginLatin torpescens →
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Meanings

adjectivetorpescent (comparative more torpescent, superlative most torpescent)

comparative more torpescent · superlative most torpescent

  1. Becoming torpid or numb.

    Of words indeed profuse, Of gold tenacious, their torpescent ſoul Clenches their coin

    a. 1763, William Shenstone, Economy: A Rhapsody, addressed to young poets

Origin

  1. Latintorpescens
  2. Englishtorpescent

From Latin torpescens.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with torpescent

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Anagrams

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APA

torpescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpescent

MLA

“torpescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpescent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torpescent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpescent.

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