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Definition of Somnific
1. Adjective. Sleep inducing.
Similar to: Depressant
Derivative terms: Soporific
Definition of Somnific
1. a. Causing sleep; somniferous.
Definition of Somnific
1. Adjective. Causing sleep; somniferous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Somnific
1. sleep inducing [adj]
Medical Definition of Somnific
1.
1. Causing or inducing profound sleep.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Somnific
Literary usage of Somnific
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgical Diseases and Surgery of the Dog by Cecil French (1906)
"With full somnific doses of the former, hypodermically injected, most dogs can be
... Subcutaneous injection of somnific doses causes a slight and sometimes ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1871)
"In some place, in one one place or another. Somnambulism, n. Sleep-walking.
Somnambulist, n. Sleep-walker, night- ous, slumberous, somnific, narcotic. ..."
3. Putnam's Word Book: A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of by Louis Andrew Flemming (1913)
"... somnific, somnolent, ... narcotic, somnific, hypnotic; dormant, sluggish,
lethargic, torpid, dull. sleeve, n. ..."
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