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Meanings of soporiferous in English

Sleep inducing.

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        Inducing mental lethargy.

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              Usage of soporiferous in English
              1
              At last the soporiferous fumes of the wine lulled him into a gentle repose.
              International Short Stories: French
              2
              The garden is also enriched by the cucumber, the soporiferous poppy, and the daffodil, and the acanthus.
              Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
              3
              One of these, Erdaviraph, a young but holy prelate, received from the hands of his brethren three cups of soporiferous wine.
              History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
              4
              'July l3.- Icannotthink that I have not again imbibed some soporiferous drug.
              Prince Zaleski
              5
              "Whence I conclude," said Fritz, addressing himself, "that my orations must be somewhat soporiferous."
              Willis the Pilot : A Sequel to the Swiss Family Robinson / Or, A...
              6
              'Twas no such thing, but an artificial water of a soporiferous virtue; and he told her for what purpose he had made it.
              The Decameron, Volume I
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              Soporiferous through the time