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stupefactive

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[stoo-puh-fak-tiv, styoo-] / ˌstu pəˈfæk tɪv, ˌstyu- /

adjective

  1. serving to stupefy.

Etymology

Origin of stupefactive

1520–30; < Medieval Latin stupefactīvus, equivalent to Latin stupefact ( us ) ( see stupefaction) + -īvus -ive

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The conclusion of Dr. Balthazard's lengthy and most painstaking report was that "toxicological examination of the viscera... did not reveal any traces of narcotic or stupefactive.'"

From My Memoirs by Steinheil, Marguerite

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