torpor (torpor)

[= F. torpeur = Sp. Pg. torpor = It. torpore, It was some time before he [Rip Van Winkle] could get into the regular track of go ip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place during his torpor . Irving , Sketch-Book, p. 64. 2. Dullne ; sluggishne ; apathy; stupidity. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary torpor The same torpor , as regarded the capacity for intellectual effort, accompanied me home. Hawthorne, Scarlet Letter, Int., p. 39. torporific (tôr-po-rif'ik), a. [L. torpor , numbne , + facere , make make (see- fic ).] Producing torpor; torpifying; stupefying.