SOPORIFICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

soporifically (comparative more soporifically, superlative most soporifically)

In a soporific manner.

Source: Wiktionary


SOPORIFIC

Sop`o*rif"ic, a. Etym: [L. sopor a heavy sleep (akin to somnus sleep) + facere to make. See Somnolent, Fact.]

Definition: Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium.

Syn.

– Somniferous; narcotic; opiate; anodyne.

Sop`o*rif"ic, n.

Definition: A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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