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soporific
[ sop-uh-rif-ik, soh-puh- ]
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.
soporific
/ ˌɒəˈɪɪ /
adjective
- inducing sleep
- drowsy; sleepy
noun
- a drug or other agent that induces sleep
Derived Forms
- ˌDZˈھ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- DZo·i·· adverb
- t·DZo·i adjective noun
- ԴDzȴDZ·ǰ·i adjective noun
- ܲȴDZ··i adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of soporific1
Example Sentences
He talked about it in his soporific acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention:
Musty retreads of Ibsen and Chekhov, besides being counter to the maverick spirit of their play, can be soporific endurance tests.
It’s so effective a soporific that most nights I struggle to read for more than 10 minutes, which is both satisfying and maddening.
The smell of incense — a combination of frankincense and myrrh — leached from every corner of the space, creating a somewhat soporific effect.
He finished ahead of Alonso and Russell after a soporific race that provided little encouragement for those hoping for an exciting season, the longest in F1 history.
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