[syn: narcotic, soporiferous, soporific]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Soporiferous \Sop`o*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy
sleep + ferere to bring.]
Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. "Soporiferous
medicine." --Swift.
[1913 Webster] -- Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ly, adv. --
Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
soporiferous
adj 1: sleep inducing [syn: soporific, soporiferous,
somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic, hypnagogic]
2: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn:
narcotic, soporiferous, soporific]