soporific.
Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
Meaning & usage
Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
The doctor prescribed a soporific to help the patient sleep.
Something boring or dull.
Where this word comes from
From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European).
Tending to induce sleep.
Boring, dull.
The professor delivered a soporific lecture.
Where this word comes from
From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European).
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