Tor-pēs'cent, a.
a. [Lat. torpescens, p. pr. of torpescere, to grow stiff, numb, or torpid, verb inchoative from torpere. See supra.] Becoming torpid or numb. Shenstone.
a. [Lat. torpescens, p. pr. of torpescere, to grow stiff, numb, or torpid, verb inchoative from torpere. See supra.] Becoming torpid or numb. Shenstone.