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soporific Definition


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soporific
adj
    1. Causing sleep or drowsiness.
      Thesaurus: soothing, balmy, hypnotic, tranquil, dull; Antonym: invigorating, stimulating.
    2. Extremely slow and boring.
      Example: a soporific speech
noun
    1. A sleep-inducing drug.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin sopor deep sleep + facere to make.



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