Torpescent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Torpescent \Tor*pes"cent\, a. [L. torpescens, p. pr. of
     torpescere to grow stiff, numb, or torpid, incho. fr.
     torpere. See {Torpid}.]
     Becoming torpid or numb. --Shenstone.
     [1913 Webster]