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   somniferous

   /sɒmˈnɪf(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. tending to induce sleep; soporific: "lifeless actors made the experience even more somniferous for the audiences"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin somnifer (from somnium ‘dream’) + -ous.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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