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sawp-uh-RI-fik
adjective, noun
sleep inducing; a drug that causes sleep or dulls the senses
1850The Man in the Iron MaskOutside, the guards of honor and the patrols of the musketeers paced up and down; and the sound of their feet could be heard on the gravel walks. It was an additional soporific for the sleepers; while the murmuring of the wind through the trees and the unceasing music of the fountains still went on uninterruptedly, without being disturbed at the slight noises and trifling affairs of which the life and death of man consist.1914Bambi'It's mutual, I may say,' and he fell into step. 'Bless this old town, it's like——' | 'A soporific,' she supplied, and joined his laugh.1961Thunderball...he knew that in minutes the strong soporific would put Bond out for hours.1970One Hundred Years of SolitudeRemedios in the soporific air of two in the afternoon, Remedios in the soft breath of the roses, Remedios in the water-clock secrets of the moths, Remedios in the steaming morning bread, Remedios everywhere and Remedios forever.Labels: Alexandre Dumas, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ian Fleming, Marjorie Benton Cooke
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