[
UK
/sˌɒpɔːɹˈɪfɪk/
]
ADJECTIVE
-
inducing mental lethargy
a narcotic speech - sleep inducing
NOUN
- a drug that induces sleep
How To Use soporific In A Sentence
- It was used not just for their edification, but also - at least until not too long ago - as a soporific.
- Even if you do baulk at some of the more outlandish examples of soporifics cited or quibble with a theory or two, Martin's message is strangely comforting.
- A local Burmese solidarity group wants you to think twice about the country of origin of your favourite soporific.
- After a good half-minute of character development, our heroes cart out their mecha for some soporific combat.
- Apart from these obvious attractions, I have always found it difficult to understand the appeal of this leisurely, some might say, soporific sport.
- There is a misunderstanding about the meaning of the word soporific and when Thompson explains it to McDonald they both enjoy a laugh, at themselves mostly, they let go a little, and it is one of the most human and intimate moments in the film up until that point. OnMilwaukee.com
- The combination of marriage and motor vehicles is the most potent soporific of them all.
- When Walter was courting India, he spoke to her one night of Ruskin (she was impressed), but by middle age he reads only mystery novels, ‘as soporifics.’
- As a result, cultural choice is increasingly restricted, and a bland sameness, deadly and soporific, threatens the cultural landscape.
- The best I can say about the first half of the performance is that I don't often get to use the word "soporific" in casual conversation. Baltimore Fiddle Fair