What does soporiferous mean?
Soporiferous means (archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing.
And she poured from a golden urn, into a cup of the same metal, the sombre-coloured beverage which she had mingled with the soporiferous juice of the nepenthe.
At last the soporiferous fumes of the wine lulled him into a gentle repose.
All this I was told; for, while the whole operation was performing, I lay in a profound sleep, by the force of that soporiferous medicine infused into my liquor.
Use soporiferous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Soporiferous means (archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing.
Common synonyms include soporific, uninteresting, narcotic, somniferous.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And she poured from a golden urn, into a cup of the same metal, the sombre-coloured beverage which she had mingled with the soporiferous juice of the nepenthe.
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