SOMNIFEROUS


Meaning of SOMNIFEROUS in English

— somniferously , adv.

/som nif"euhr euhs, seuhm-/ , adj.

bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.

[ 1595-1605; somnifer inducing sleep ( somni-, comb. form of somnus sleep + -fer -FER) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .