torporific

American

[tawr-puh-rif-ik] / ˌtɔr pəˈrɪf ɪk /

adjective

causing torpor.

The embers had me mesmerized on that overcast, torporific winter afternoon—I could barely lift the glass to my lips.

First recorded in 1760–70; torpor + -i- + -fic

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