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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Torpescent

· Tor·pes·cent · IPA

01 a. Becoming torpid or numb.

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

1.
Becoming torpid or numb.

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