Meaning of soporiferous | Babel Free

Definitions

soporific, sleep-inducing

archaic

Examples

“And she poured from a golden urn, into a cup of the same metal, the sombre-coloured beverage which she had mingled with the soporiferous juice of the nepenthe.”

“At last the soporiferous fumes of the wine lulled him into a gentle repose.”

“All this I was told; for, while the whole operation was performing, I lay in a profound sleep, by the force of that soporiferous medicine infused into my liquor.”

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