adj. & n.
adj. 1 of or producing hypnotism. 2 (of a drug) soporific.
n. 1 a thing, esp. a drug, that produces sleep. 2 a person under or open to the influence of hypnotism. hypnotically adv.
[ F hypnotique f. LL hypnoticus f. Gk hupnotikos f. hupnoo put to sleep ]