Posted on 08/31/2015 5:31:56 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 8/31/15
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
soporific; adj.
1.Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep. 2.Of, relating to, or characterized by sleepiness or lethargy. 3.A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep
Etymology: "tending to produce sleep," 1680s, from French soporifique (17c.), formed in French from Latin sopor (genitive soporis) "deep sleep" (see sopor ). As a noun from 1722. Earlier as an adjective was soporiferous (1580s as "characterized by excessive sleep," c.1600 as "soporific").
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Here is my example with WFTD.
it appears I may need a soporific to endure the local hype about Pope Frank's visit. not looking forward to the circus.
No pushing at the door please!
Good morning everyone.
It seems America itself has taken a giant soporific. I pray that America wakes up!
The media drone for gun control in response to the senseless violence in VA last week is soporific and predictable.
Insomniacs look forward to the soporific ramblings of Jeb Bush.
A+++ you are so right. it boggles the mind how clueless/tuned out everyone seems to be.
A+++ lead by the father and boyfriend of the woman who was killed. just sickening that they put themselves out there on day one with that crap.
Good morning - a rare morning I am up this early!
A+++ he is a huge zero isn’t he. I’m ready for a thinning of the herd- he can go, as well as Graham, Jindal, Gilmore, Pataki, Santorum. I can’t even recall all of those who are taking up space with zero chance.
The left thinks that Bernie’s terrific
But I find him trite, soporific
Maybe Lenin and Marx
Gave the socialists sparks
All the communist lands are horrific
yes, esp overcast and gloomy ones. A+++
A+++ what a sad bunch who can get excited over Bern and Hill.
Gloomy? We’re expecting high 80s all week.
First day of school today.
private schools start today in VA, public schools start next Tuesday. Did you see the Christening pix on twitter? it was a very nice day yesterday : )
10 hours of fishing on Long Island Sound yesterday with the wind running against the tide (a very bumpy ride) was very soporific.
obama’s speeches are truly soporific.
That is intentional.
If the hearers of his teleprompter speeches would wake up, they might revolt against him and his outrageous policies!!!! That also goes for those of us who avoid listening to his speeches altogether!!!!
well it says 90 deg and 0% of precip, but it was sprinkling when I came in this AM, so I guessed wrong on weather. Mid 90s all week here.
That reporters dad is going to get a gun to use as protection during his anti-Constitution crusade. Irony much?
No, I missed that. I’ll go back an look.
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