torpescent（adj.）
"becoming benumbed," 1750, from Latin torpescentem (nominative torpescens), present participle of torpescere "grow stiff or numb, become dull or useless," inchoative of torpere "be numb or stiff" (see torpid). Related: Torpescence "state of being benumbed, state of being incapable of activity or sensibility" (1784).
该词起源时间：1750年