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soporiferous

soporiferous adjective: soporific, sleep-inducing.

Adjective

soporiferous (comparative more soporiferous, superlative most soporiferous)

  1. (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.1908, Lafcadio Hearn, King Candaules
    • At last the soporiferous fumes of the wine lulled him into a gentle repose.1910, Various, International Short Stories= French

soporiferous meaning in Tamil

soporiferous in Tamil

உறக்கமுண்டாக்குகின்ற

Forms of soporiferous

comparativemore soporiferous
superlativemost soporiferous

Words formed from soporiferous

Words that rhyme with soporiferous

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Questions about soporiferous

What does soporiferous mean?
Soporiferous means soporific, sleep-inducing.
What is soporiferous in Tamil?
Soporiferous in Tamil is உறக்கமுண்டாக்குகின்ற. See Soporiferous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is soporiferous?
Soporiferous is an adjective.

Words near soporiferous in the dictionary

  1. SOPO
  2. sopor
  3. soporate
  4. soporated
  5. soporates
  6. soporiferous
  7. soporiferously
  8. soporiferousness
  9. soporific
  10. soporifical
  11. soporifically

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