soporiferous

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No. Happily, however, that soporiferous monotony is beginning to get obsolete.

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny

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

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Milman, Henry Hart

The atmosphere is soporiferous, hardly conducive to editorial inspiration, and I find the commingled flavours of red-cedar, glue and rubber quite nourishing.

From The Fortune Hunter by Vance, Louis Joseph

"Whence I conclude," said Fritz, addressing himself, "that my orations must be somewhat soporiferous."

From Willis the Pilot by Adrien, Paul

The invalid held up, as if in thankfulness, his wasted hands to Heaven, and resisting no longer the soporiferous operation of the elixir, sunk down in a gentle sleep.

From The Talisman by Scott, Walter, Sir