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English
Etymology
Latin torpescens.
Pronunciation
Adjective
torpescent (comparative more torpescent, superlative most torpescent)
- Becoming torpid or numb.
a. 1763, William Shenstone, Economy: A Rhapsody, addressed to young poets:Of words indeed profuse,
Of gold tenacious, their torpescent ſoul
Clenches their coin
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Latin
Verb
torpēscent
- third-person plural future active indicative of torpēscō