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soporific
adjective as in sleepy; sleep-inducing
Example Sentences
He talked about it in his soporific acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention:
Musty retreads of Ibsen and Chekhov, besides being counter to the maverick spirit of their play, can be soporific endurance tests.
It’s so effective a soporific that most nights I struggle to read for more than 10 minutes, which is both satisfying and maddening.
The smell of incense — a combination of frankincense and myrrh — leached from every corner of the space, creating a somewhat soporific effect.
He finished ahead of Alonso and Russell after a soporific race that provided little encouragement for those hoping for an exciting season, the longest in F1 history.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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