adj. & n.
adj. 1 (of a substance) inducing drowsiness, sleep, stupor, or insensibility. 2 (of a drug) affecting the mind. 3 of or involving narcosis. 4 soporific.
n. a narcotic substance, drug, or influence. narcotically adv. narcotism n. narcotize v.tr. (also -ise). narcotization n.
[ ME f. OF narcotique or med.L f. Gk narkotikos (as NARCOSIS) ]