soporiferous
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- soporiferously adverb
- soporiferousness noun
- unsoporiferous adjective
- unsoporiferously adverb
- unsoporiferousness noun
Etymology
Origin of soporiferous
1580–90; < Latin sopōrifer ( sopōr-, combining form of sopor sopor + -i- -i- + -fer -fer ) + -ous
Example Sentences
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"Whence I conclude," said Fritz, addressing himself, "that my orations must be somewhat soporiferous."
From Willis the Pilot by Adrien, Paul
No. Happily, however, that soporiferous monotony is beginning to get obsolete.
From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
As we did not speak above a whisper, a very soporiferous proceeding, I was not surprised that both Toby and William fell asleep.
From James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
If I rouse not now, I must have more soporiferous qualities than the Sleepers! or even than the Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, who took a nap of forty years.'
From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
The atmosphere is soporiferous, hardly conducive to editorial inspiration, and I find the commingled flavours of red-cedar, glue and rubber quite nourishing.
From The Fortune Hunter by Vance, Louis Joseph
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