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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. sleep inducing;
[syn: soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic, hypnagogic]

2. inducing mental lethargy;
- Example: "a narcotic speech"
[syn: narcotic, soporiferous, soporific]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Soporiferous \Sop`o*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.] Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. "Soporiferous medicine." --Swift. [1913 Webster] -- Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

soporiferous adj 1: sleep inducing [syn: soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic, hypnagogic] 2: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn: narcotic, soporiferous, soporific]