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[ sop-uh-rif-er-uhs, soh-puh- ] / ˌsɒp əˈrɪf ər əs, ˌsoʊ pə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR soporiferous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebringing sleep; soporific. Origin of soporiferous1580–90; <Latin sopōrifer (sopōr-, combining form of soporsopor + -i--i- + -fer-fer) + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM soporiferoussop·o·rif·er·ous·ly, adverbsop·o·rif·er·ous·ness, nounun·sop·o·rif·er·ous, adjectiveun·sop·o·rif·er·ous·ly, adverb un·sop·o·rif·er·ous·ness, noun Words nearby soporiferoussophomoric, Sophonias, sophrosyne, Sophy, sopor, soporiferous, soporific, soporose, soporous, sopping, soppy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soporiferousAt last the soporiferous fumes of the wine lulled him into a gentle repose. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories|Edited by Julian Hawthorne Happily, however, that soporiferous monotony is beginning to get obsolete. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5)|Fanny Burney The English, on the return of the herald, went to sleep, for the presence of the herald always had a soporiferous influence. The Comic History Of England|Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett These may be called the properties of a verb; and like those of opium, they are soporiferous properties. The Comic English Grammar|Percival Leigh
The garden is also enriched by the cucumber, the soporiferous poppy, and the daffodil, and the acanthus.
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