numbing; having the quality of a torpedo
• (a.) Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.
Tor·ped'i·nous adjective Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid. « Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner.» De Quincey.