Definition of Soporific
Soporific
so·por·if·ic


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(adjective)
Causing drowsiness or sleepiness, inducing a sleepy or lethargic state.

e.g. The soporific sound of the ocean waves helped me fall asleep quickly.

(noun)
a drug that induces sleep;

e.g. The morphine they injected was a soporific to help lessen the pain.



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