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Learn “Soporific”

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Soporific

adjective/sop-uh-RIF-ik/

Meaning

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

In context

The professor's monotone lecture had a soporific effect on the class.

Remember it

SOPOR (deep sleep) + -FIC (making): soporific things manufacture sleep, like a droning lecture.

Use it well

Use for things that make you drowsy: a soporific voice, heat or lecture — witty in reviews; not just 'boring'.