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/tawr'peuh rif"ik/, adj.causing torpor.[1760-70; TORPOR + -I- + -FIC]
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Torporific — Tor por*if ic, a. [L. torpor torpor + facere to make.] Tending to produce torpor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torporific — index insensible, narcotic, obtuse, stagnant, torpid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
torporific — [tôr΄pə rif′ik] adj. inducing torpor … English World dictionary
torporific — adjective Inducing torpor; tending to cause apathy or lethargy … Wiktionary
torporific — tor·por·if·ic … English syllables
torporific — /tɔpəˈrɪfɪk/ (say tawpuh rifik) adjective causing torpor. {torpor + i 1 + fic} …
torporific — |tȯ(r)pə|rifik, fēk adjective Etymology: Latin torpor + English i + fic : producing torpor : dulling, stupefying … Useful english dictionary
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insensible — I adjective apathetic, benumbed, bewildered, blind, callous, clueless, comatose, dazed, deaf, deprived of sensation, dormant, drugged, dull, emotionless, exanimate, frigid, heedless, ignorant, imperceptive, impercipient, inanimate, incapable of… … Law dictionary
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