Front | soporific \sah-puh-RIFF-ik\ |
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Back | adjective 1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep. 2. Drowsy. noun A drug or other substance that induces sleep; a hypnotic. [From Latin sopor, a deep sleep.] "Indeed, Kapil will be judged as much by his effect on the team as his ability to stir the soporific BCCI." - Brrijnath, Rohit, Cricket: Can Kapil Reverse the Swing, India Today, 4 Oct 1999. |
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