[hyp.not.ic] adj [F or LL; F hypnotique, fr. LL hypnoticus, fr. Gk hypnotikos, fr. hypnoun to put to sleep, fr. hypnos] (1625) 1: tending to produce sleep: soporific
2. a: of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism b: readily holding the attention "a ~ personality" "a simple ~ beat" -- hyp.not.i.cal.ly adv
[2]hypnotic n (1681) 1: a sleep-inducing agent: soporific
2: one that is or can be hypnotized