somniferous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin somnifer + -ous, from somnus (sleep) + ferre (to bring).

Adjective[edit]

somniferous (comparative more somniferous, superlative most somniferous)

  1. (pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.

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