torpescent

English

Etymology

Latin torpescens.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

torpescent (comparative more torpescent, superlative most torpescent)

1. 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

References

• “torpescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• center spot, precontest

Latin

Verb

torpēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of torpēscō