narcolepticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɑːkə(ʊ)ˈlɛptɪk/, U.S.

/ˌnɑrkəˈlɛptɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narco- comb. form, -leptic comb. form.

Etymology: < narco- comb. form + -leptic comb. form, after narcolepsy n. Compare French narcoleptique (1882 as noun in Revue de médicine 2 953, 1925 as adjective).

A. adj.

1. Characteristic of or affected with narcolepsy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [adjective] > morbid sleep

soporiferous1583

lethargic1595

lethargical1617

sleepy1623

soporous1684

soporose1710

narcoleptic1904

hypersomnic1929

1904 G. S. Hall Adolescence I. 264 Sometimes a sense of fatigue, lassitude, and sleepiness, rarely narcoleptic, may supervene.

1949 Progress Neurol. & Psychiatry 4 414 Narcoleptic sleep,..major convulsions, or other ‘epileptic’ symptoms.

1972 Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 26 462/1 The narcoleptic sleep attack is more imperative but of shorter duration than diurnal hypersomniac sleep.

2001 Psychiatr. & Clin. Neurosci. 55 243 Narcoleptic canines, like narcoleptic humans, also exhibit jerky, unilateral or bilateral slow leg movements during sleep.

a. Appearing as if affected with narcolepsy; lethargic, somnolent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective]

unlustyc1225

sleepyc1384

phlegmatica1400

listlessc1440

owlist1440

unlisty1440

phlegmyc1450

sweyntc1450

supine1554

resty1565

unactive1591

sleepy-headed1600

log-like1602

inertious1611

stupefied?1611

lethargic1612

sedentary1625

torpent1647

torpid1656

torpulent1657

softly1664

inert1774

vegetative1789

spiritless1798

unenergetic1805

sloomy1820

slow-going1825

inenergetic1826

comatose1828

moony1847

mooning1864

torpid-minded1909

narcoleptic1965

vegged1986

1965 E. Latham in R. Connery Teaching Polit. Sci. 149 Svengali-like teachers dominate narcoleptic students.

1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Bk. World section) 13 This is not an argument but a tautology—..inflicted upon the increasingly narcoleptic reader with endless permutations of the same distended rhetoric.

1993 Frank 23 Dec. 28/2 Many skaters do not skate to improve their health, but merely for the unrivalled pleasure of evading narcoleptic motorists.

2000 W. Shaw Westsiders 28 His heavy-lidded eyes lend him a narcoleptic air.

b. Tending to send a person to sleep; soporific, boring.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep

sleepingc1369

sleepy1398

lullingc1440

somnolentc1475

sleepery1513

sleeprife1513

narcotic1526

opiate1543

breed-sleep1582

somnoriferous1583

drowsy1590

dormitive1593

soporiferous1601

somniferous1602

sleep-bringing1605

dormitary1609

hypnotic1625

dormitory1631

papaverous1646

dormant1654

hypnotical1657

somnifyinga1661

sleepifying1662

slumberous1667

soporific1690

somnific1721

somniculous1820

somnorific1865

soporous1866

drowsing1881

narcoleptic1984

1984 Observer 12 Feb. 9/2 He had prepared a..talk for the election committee on the topic: ‘Economic Man’. A friend..got hold of it in time and managed to turn it into something less narcoleptic.

1993 Big Issue 30 Apr. 22/1 Narcoleptic speeches from Nigel Lawson, Norman Lamont and, of course, the Baroness herself.

B. n.

A person affected with or prone to narcolepsy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [noun] > morbid sleep > person

lethargicc1470

letharge1615

lethargy1634

narcoleptic1928

narcolept1957

1928 Brain 51 84 The sleep of the narcoleptic is to be likened in all respects to normal, healthy sleep.

1957 Proc. Mayo Clinic 32 324 A serious problem among the narcoleptics is the tendency to drowse when driving.

1972 Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 26 457/2 Hypersomniacs do not fall asleep while eating, speaking, or walking, as narcoleptics do.

1992 N.Y. Mag. 3 Feb. 68/1 Mike..is a narcoleptic who falls into a trancelike slumber at moments of stress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	narcoleptic
释义	narcolepticadj.n. Brit. /ˌnɑːkə(ʊ)ˈlɛptɪk/, U.S. /ˌnɑrkəˈlɛptɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narco- comb. form, -leptic comb. form. Etymology: < narco- comb. form + -leptic comb. form, after narcolepsy n. Compare French narcoleptique (1882 as noun in Revue de médicine 2 953, 1925 as adjective). A. adj. 1. Characteristic of or affected with narcolepsy. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [adjective] > morbid sleep soporiferous1583 lethargic1595 lethargical1617 sleepy1623 soporous1684 soporose1710 narcoleptic1904 hypersomnic1929 1904 G. S. Hall Adolescence I. 264 Sometimes a sense of fatigue, lassitude, and sleepiness, rarely narcoleptic, may supervene. 1949 Progress Neurol. & Psychiatry 4 414 Narcoleptic sleep,..major convulsions, or other ‘epileptic’ symptoms. 1972 Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 26 462/1 The narcoleptic sleep attack is more imperative but of shorter duration than diurnal hypersomniac sleep. 2001 Psychiatr. & Clin. Neurosci. 55 243 Narcoleptic canines, like narcoleptic humans, also exhibit jerky, unilateral or bilateral slow leg movements during sleep. 2. a. Appearing as if affected with narcolepsy; lethargic, somnolent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] unlustyc1225 sleepyc1384 phlegmatica1400 listlessc1440 owlist1440 unlisty1440 phlegmyc1450 sweyntc1450 supine1554 resty1565 unactive1591 sleepy-headed1600 log-like1602 inertious1611 stupefied?1611 lethargic1612 sedentary1625 torpent1647 torpid1656 torpulent1657 softly1664 inert1774 vegetative1789 spiritless1798 unenergetic1805 sloomy1820 slow-going1825 inenergetic1826 comatose1828 moony1847 mooning1864 torpid-minded1909 narcoleptic1965 vegged1986 1965 E. Latham in R. Connery Teaching Polit. Sci. 149 Svengali-like teachers dominate narcoleptic students. 1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Bk. World section) 13 This is not an argument but a tautology—..inflicted upon the increasingly narcoleptic reader with endless permutations of the same distended rhetoric. 1993 Frank 23 Dec. 28/2 Many skaters do not skate to improve their health, but merely for the unrivalled pleasure of evading narcoleptic motorists. 2000 W. Shaw Westsiders 28 His heavy-lidded eyes lend him a narcoleptic air. b. Tending to send a person to sleep; soporific, boring. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep sleepingc1369 sleepy1398 lullingc1440 somnolentc1475 sleepery1513 sleeprife1513 narcotic1526 opiate1543 breed-sleep1582 somnoriferous1583 drowsy1590 dormitive1593 soporiferous1601 somniferous1602 sleep-bringing1605 dormitary1609 hypnotic1625 dormitory1631 papaverous1646 dormant1654 hypnotical1657 somnifyinga1661 sleepifying1662 slumberous1667 soporific1690 somnific1721 somniculous1820 somnorific1865 soporous1866 drowsing1881 narcoleptic1984 1984 Observer 12 Feb. 9/2 He had prepared a..talk for the election committee on the topic: ‘Economic Man’. A friend..got hold of it in time and managed to turn it into something less narcoleptic. 1993 Big Issue 30 Apr. 22/1 Narcoleptic speeches from Nigel Lawson, Norman Lamont and, of course, the Baroness herself. B. n. A person affected with or prone to narcolepsy. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [noun] > morbid sleep > person lethargicc1470 letharge1615 lethargy1634 narcoleptic1928 narcolept1957 1928 Brain 51 84 The sleep of the narcoleptic is to be likened in all respects to normal, healthy sleep. 1957 Proc. Mayo Clinic 32 324 A serious problem among the narcoleptics is the tendency to drowse when driving. 1972 Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 26 457/2 Hypersomniacs do not fall asleep while eating, speaking, or walking, as narcoleptics do. 1992 N.Y. Mag. 3 Feb. 68/1 Mike..is a narcoleptic who falls into a trancelike slumber at moments of stress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1904
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