hypnotic
susceptible to hypnotism, as a person.
inducing sleep.
Origin of hypnotic
1Other words from hypnotic
- hyp·not·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·hyp·not·ic, adjective, noun
- an·ti·hyp·not·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·hyp·not·ic, adjective, noun
- non·hyp·not·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pre·hyp·not·ic, adjective
- un·hyp·not·ic, adjective
- un·hyp·not·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use hypnotic in a sentence
RVNG helped her acquire new gear, which included samplers with digital screen interfaces, and she mastered an entirely new way of crafting her hypnotic timescapes.
Pauline Anna Strom’s posthumous album cements her legacy as an electronic music visionary | Jonathan Williger | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostWe are tackling 80 miles of the 103-mile loop, which wends through the hypnotic scenery of these Ancestral Puebloan lands.
On mountain bikes in the Utah desert, a college reunion like no other | John Briley | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostSnow was like a swarm of white gnats hitting the windshield, the wipers hypnotically useless.
It shone on Mrs. Alden who bent over the writing-table, her gaze directed hypnotically towards the huddled man in the chair.
The Gray Mask | Wadsworth CampI believe you know more about Bohr's plans, but that the knowledge was hypnotically sealed in your sub-conscious.
Man of Many Minds | E. Everett Evans
He stared for a moment hypnotically on the incongruous juxtaposition of a skillet and an ink bottle.
The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward WhiteHypnotically, Jimmy Holden watched the stranger test the temples and wrists and try a hand under his father's heart.
The Fourth R | George Oliver SmithThe psychist looked at the paper and blanked his face as he drew on hypnotically-acquired information.
Time Crime | H. Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for hypnotic
/ (hɪpˈnɒtɪk) /
of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep
(of a person) susceptible to hypnotism
a drug or agent that induces sleep
a person susceptible to hypnosis
Origin of hypnotic
1Derived forms of hypnotic
- hypnotically, adverb
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