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soporiferous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Soporiferous \Sop`o*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. soparifer sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.] Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. ``Soporiferous medicine.'' --Swift. --- {Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ly}, adv -- {Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: soporiferous adj 1: sleep inducing [syn: {soporific}, {somniferous}, {somnific}] 2: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn: {narcotic}, {soporific}]
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