torpedinous

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Torpedinous \Tor*ped"i*nous\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting
   a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.
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         Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner. --De
                                                  Quincey.
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