somniferous

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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

About 15% sleep less than 6� hours, and a somniferous 15% slumber on for more than � hours.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instant around his heels his wings he binds; His rod somniferous grasps; nor leaves his cap.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

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

From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall