Torporific

Torporific
Torporific Tor`por*if"ic, a. [L. torpor torpor + facere to make.] Tending to produce torpor. [1913 Webster]

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  • torporific — tor·por·if·ic …   English syllables

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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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