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somniferous

[som-nif-er-uhs, suhm-] / sɒmˈnɪf ər əs, səm- /


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Everyone was back in the Dolby Theatre, a welcome return after last year’s somniferous experiment from Steven Soderbergh, which was held in Los Angeles’s Union Station.

From Washington Post Mar. 28, 2022

Still, it’s a somniferous situation for the photographers, who camp out in their cars for hours at a time for a few seconds of activity.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2019

"Item, on the said day, in the evening, a julep, hepatic, soporiferous, and somniferous, intended to promote the sleep of Mr. Argan, thirty-five sous."

From The Imaginary Invalid by Charles Heron Wall

Her study of library-cataloguing, recording, books of reference, was easy and not too somniferous.

From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis

Enchanted with his inspiration, he sets to work at once preparing the somniferous drink.

From The Wagnerian Romances by Gertrude Hall Brownell




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