See Also: soporiferous(medicine)
soporiferous(dictionary)

soporiferous (iou)



soporiferous adjective. Now rare. L16.
[from Latin soporifer (formed as SOPOR) + -OUS: see -FEROUS.]
Of a disease etc.: characterized by abnormal or excessive sleep. L16-L17.
= SOPORIFIC adjective 1. E17.
= SOPORIFIC adjective 3. rare. E17.
soporiferously adverb M19.
soporiferousness noun L16.