somniferous
bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
Origin of somniferous
1Other words from somniferous
- som·nif·er·ous·ly, adverb
Words Nearby somniferous
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How to use somniferous in a sentence
I did not find the jolting of the cart at all disagreeable; on the contrary, it had quite a somniferous effect upon me.
Lavengro | George BorrowThis yelp, sounding above the somniferous monotone of grumbling, stirred Cap'n Sproul from his dozing.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman DayThey were aware of the somniferous properties of the sap, and Dioscorides2005 mentions the variety with white seeds.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleIt was of a remarkably somniferous character,—the cunning Le Duc had evidently some object in playing thus.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral | W.H.G. KingstonNight otherwise fallen dark and somniferous to modern mankind.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XI. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
British Dictionary definitions for somniferous
somnific
/ (sɒmˈnɪfərəs) /
rare tending to induce sleep
Origin of somniferous
1Derived forms of somniferous
- somniferously, adverb
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