somniferous

  • 21Sleepiest — Sleepy Sleep y, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.] [AS. sl?pig. See {Sleep}, n.] 1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. Shak. [1913 Webster] She waked her sleepy crew. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to induce sleep;… …

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  • 22Sleepy — Sleep y, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.] [AS. sl?pig. See {Sleep}, n.] 1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. Shak. [1913 Webster] She waked her sleepy crew. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous;… …

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  • 23Sleepy duck — Sleepy Sleep y, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.] [AS. sl?pig. See {Sleep}, n.] 1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. Shak. [1913 Webster] She waked her sleepy crew. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to induce sleep;… …

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  • 24Somnific — Som*nif ic, a. [L. somnificus; somnus sleep + facere to make.] Causing sleep; somniferous. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25Soporiferous — Sop o*rif er*ous, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.] Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. Soporiferous medicine. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Sop o*rif er*ous*ly}, adv. {Sop o*rif er*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Soporiferously — Soporiferous Sop o*rif er*ous, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.] Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. Soporiferous medicine. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Sop o*rif er*ous*ly}, adv. {Sop o*rif er*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Soporiferousness — Soporiferous Sop o*rif er*ous, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.] Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. Soporiferous medicine. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Sop o*rif er*ous*ly}, adv. {Sop o*rif er*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28Soporific — Sop o*rif ic (?; 277), a. [L. sopor a heavy sleep (akin to somnus sleep) + facere to make. See {Somnolent}, {Fact}.] Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium. [1913 Webster] Syn: Somniferous;… …

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  • 29Edward Elgar — Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 ndash; 23 February 1934) was an English Romantic composer. Several of his first major orchestral works, including the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches , were… …

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  • 30Sleeping Murder — Infobox Book name = Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple s Last Case title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie cover artist = Not known country = United Kingdom language = English… …

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