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soporific

[ sop-uh-rif-ik, soh-puh- ]
/ ˌsɒp əˈrɪf ɪk, ˌsoʊ pə- /
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adjective
causing or tending to cause sleep.
pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.
noun
something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug.
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Origin of soporific

1655–65; <Latin soporsopor + -i- + -fic; compare French soporifique

OTHER WORDS FROM soporific

sop·o·rif·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·sop·o·rif·ic, adjective, nounnon·sop·or·if·ic, adjective, nounun·sop·o·rif·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for soporific

soporific
/ (ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk) /

adjective Also: archaic soporiferous
inducing sleep
drowsy; sleepy
noun
a drug or other agent that induces sleep

Derived forms of soporific

soporifically, adverb
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