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torpedinous

/tɔː(ɹ)ˈpɛdɪnəs/

torpedinous adjective: stupefying; dull; torpid.

Adjective

torpedinous (comparative more torpedinous, superlative most torpedinous)

  1. (archaic) stupefying; dull; torpid.
    • Was he dull? Is a wooden spoon dull? Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner; […]1845 January, Thomas De Quincey, “Coleridge and Opium-eating”, in Speculations Literary and Philosophic: With German Tales and Other Narrative Papers (De Quincey’s Works; XII), London: James Hogg &...
  2. (rare) Relating to torpedoes (the marine weapons).

Synonyms of torpedinous

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Forms of torpedinous

comparativemore torpedinous
superlativemost torpedinous

Origin of torpedinous

Borrowed from Latin torpēdinōsus, from torpēdō + -ōsus.

Questions about torpedinous

What does torpedinous mean?
Torpedinous means stupefying; dull; torpid.
What part of speech is torpedinous?
Torpedinous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce torpedinous?
Torpedinous is pronounced /tɔː(ɹ)ˈpɛdɪnəs/.

Words near torpedinous in the dictionary

  1. torpedinid
  2. torpedinids
  3. torpediniform
  4. torpedinoid
  5. torpedinoids
  6. torpedinous
  7. torpedo
  8. torpedo boat
  9. torpedo boat destroyer
  10. torpedo boat destroyers
  11. torpedo boats

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