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soporiferous

[ sop-uh-rif-er-uhs, soh-puh- ]

/ ˌsɒp əˈrɪf ər əs, ˌsoʊ pə- /

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adjective

bringing sleep; soporific.

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Origin of soporiferous

1580–90; <Latin sopōrifer (sopōr-, combining form of soporsopor + -i--i- + -fer-fer) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM soporiferous

sop·o·rif·er·ous·ly, adverbsop·o·rif·er·ous·ness, nounun·sop·o·rif·er·ous, adjectiveun·sop·o·rif·er·ous·ly, adverb

un·sop·o·rif·er·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby soporiferous

sophomoric, Sophonias, sophrosyne, Sophy, sopor, soporiferous, soporific, soporose, soporous, sopping, soppy

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Example sentences from the Web for soporiferous

At last the soporiferous fumes of the wine lulled him into a gentle repose.
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories|Edited by Julian Hawthorne
Happily, however, that soporiferous monotony is beginning to get obsolete.
The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5)|Fanny Burney
The English, on the return of the herald, went to sleep, for the presence of the herald always had a soporiferous influence.
The Comic History Of England|Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
These may be called the properties of a verb; and like those of opium, they are soporiferous properties.
The Comic English Grammar|Percival Leigh

The garden is also enriched by the cucumber, the soporiferous poppy, and the daffodil, and the acanthus.
London|Walter Besant

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