soporiferous

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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

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

All this I was told, for, while the whole operation was performing, I lay in a profound sleep, by the force of that soporiferous medicine infused into my liquor.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 5 by Patten, William

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

And she poured from a golden urn, into a cup of the same metal, the sombre-colored beverage which she had mingled with the soporiferous juice of the nepenthe.

From One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules by Gautier, Th?ophile