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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TORPESCENT

a.[L. torpescens.] Becoming torpid or numb.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TORPESCENT

Tor *pes "cent, a. Etym: [L. torpescens, p. pr. of torpescere to grow stiff, numb, or torpid, incho. fr. torpere. See Torpid. ]

 

Defn: Becoming torpid or numb. Shenstone.