Soporiferous
1Soporiferous — Sop o*rif er*ous, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.] Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. Soporiferous medicine. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Sop o*rif er*ous*ly}, adv. {Sop o*rif er*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
2soporiferous — index narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3soporiferous — soporiferously, adv. soporiferousness, n. /sop euh rif euhr euhs, soh peuh /, adj. bringing sleep; soporific. [1580 90; < L soporifer (sopor , comb. form of sopor SOPOR + i I + fer FER) + OUS] * * * …
4soporiferous — adjective soporific, sleep inducing …
5soporiferous — SYN: soporific (1). [L. soporifer, fr. sopor, deep sleep, + fero, to bring] * * * so·po·rif·er·ous .säp ə rif (ə )rəs, .sō pə adj SOPORIFIC * * * so·po·rif·er·ous (so″por ifґər əs) [sopor + ferous] inducing deep or profound… …
6soporiferous — bearing sleep Bearing and Carrying …
7soporiferous — adj. causing sleep or sleepiness …
8soporiferous — a. See soporific …
9soporiferous — sopo·rif·er·ous …
10soporiferous — /sɒpəˈrɪfərəs/ (say sopuh rifuhruhs) adjective bringing sleep; soporific. {Latin sopōrifer sleep bringing + ous} –soporiferously, adverb –soporiferousness, noun …
