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soporiferous

adjective as in sleep-inducing

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Example Sentences

One of these, Erdaviraph, a young but holy prelate, received from the hands of his brethren three cups of soporiferous wine.

As we did not speak above a whisper, a very soporiferous proceeding, I was not surprised that both Toby and William fell asleep.

Happily, however, that soporiferous monotony is beginning to get obsolete.

If I rouse not now, I must have more soporiferous qualities than the Sleepers!

At last the soporiferous fume of the wine lulled him into a gentle repose.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to soporiferous, such as: calming, analgesic, anesthetic/anaesthetic, deadening, hypnotic, and opiate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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