stuporificadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌstjuːpəˈrɪfɪk/,

/ˌstʃuːpəˈrɪfɪk/, U.S.

/ˌst(j)upəˈrɪfɪk/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: stupor n., -ific comb. form; Latin stuporificus.

Etymology: Either < stupor n. + -ific comb. form, or < post-classical Latin stuporificus that causes unconsciousness or insensibility (1621 or earlier) < classical Latin stupor stupor n. + -ficus -fic suffix. Compare soporific adj., soporific n.Compare French stuporifique (1776 or earlier).

A. adj.

That induces stupor (in various senses). Also: affected with or characterized by stupor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [adjective] > physically stupefied > physically stupefying

dazingc1400

stupefactive?a1425

stupefying1585

obstupefactive1605

stupefacient1669

intoxicative1676

stuporific1771

instupefying1834

obstupefacient1857

1771 J. Giles Misc. Poems 169 Then she presents a stuporific draught.

1786 R. Burns Let. Apr. (1985) I. 36 At first I was fixed in stuporific insensibility, silent, sullen, staring like Lot's wife besaltified in the plains of Gomorrha.

1805 J. Turnbull Voy. round World III. xxxvi. 79 All their faculties are benumbed as well by their natural ignorance, as by the stuporific influence of their government.

1868 Q. Misc. Advertiser Oct. 79/1 (advt.) They may be used with confidence by persons suffering from..restlessness and bad dreams, stuporific dozing, flatulency, costiveness, &c.

1928 Physical Therapeutics 46 50 Ultraviolet ray acts differently on patients; it stimulates some, and they feel immediate benefit; in others it has a stuporific effect.

1985 M. Scheuermann Virtue of Necessity 121 It is a place of dissipation, stuporific drunkenness, and little learning.

2018 Telegraph (Nexis) 1 Aug. Sitting through entire episodes..—rather than watching the highlights on YouTube—can be a slog, simultaneously trying and stuporific.

B. n.

A substance (esp. a drug, alcohol, etc.) which causes loss or impairment of physical sensation or consciousness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun]

drug1668

stuporific1853

candy1925

spike1934

shit1946

juice1957

street drug1967

substance1967

dadah1980

product1983

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [noun] > state of physical stupefaction > physically stupefying > that which

duller1620

stupefier1661

intoxicant1757

inebriant1813

stuporific1853

dullification1855

1853 Zoist Oct. 269 A doctor..may bleed, and physic, and mercurialize, and insist upon low diet, and give stuporifics when he ought to do none of these things.

1868 T. Morton Seeing Warren 11 Well, lie still, girl. I'll bring you a stuporific presently, and a pan of coals.

1921 Med. Times July 164/1 The first step in the cure [of insomnia] is the renunciation of all artificial agencies, such as stuporifics.

2008 P. Quarrington Ravine (2009) 145 I immediately reeled out of the basement apartment in search of stuporifics. I went first to the Pig's Snout, but it was no longer there.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stuporific
释义	stuporificadj.n. Brit. /ˌstjuːpəˈrɪfɪk/, /ˌstʃuːpəˈrɪfɪk/, U.S. /ˌst(j)upəˈrɪfɪk/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: stupor n., -ific comb. form; Latin stuporificus. Etymology: Either < stupor n. + -ific comb. form, or < post-classical Latin stuporificus that causes unconsciousness or insensibility (1621 or earlier) < classical Latin stupor stupor n. + -ficus -fic suffix. Compare soporific adj., soporific n.Compare French stuporifique (1776 or earlier). A. adj. That induces stupor (in various senses). Also: affected with or characterized by stupor. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [adjective] > physically stupefied > physically stupefying dazingc1400 stupefactive?a1425 stupefying1585 obstupefactive1605 stupefacient1669 intoxicative1676 stuporific1771 instupefying1834 obstupefacient1857 1771 J. Giles Misc. Poems 169 Then she presents a stuporific draught. 1786 R. Burns Let. Apr. (1985) I. 36 At first I was fixed in stuporific insensibility, silent, sullen, staring like Lot's wife besaltified in the plains of Gomorrha. 1805 J. Turnbull Voy. round World III. xxxvi. 79 All their faculties are benumbed as well by their natural ignorance, as by the stuporific influence of their government. 1868 Q. Misc. Advertiser Oct. 79/1 (advt.) They may be used with confidence by persons suffering from..restlessness and bad dreams, stuporific dozing, flatulency, costiveness, &c. 1928 Physical Therapeutics 46 50 Ultraviolet ray acts differently on patients; it stimulates some, and they feel immediate benefit; in others it has a stuporific effect. 1985 M. Scheuermann Virtue of Necessity 121 It is a place of dissipation, stuporific drunkenness, and little learning. 2018 Telegraph (Nexis) 1 Aug. Sitting through entire episodes..—rather than watching the highlights on YouTube—can be a slog, simultaneously trying and stuporific. B. n. A substance (esp. a drug, alcohol, etc.) which causes loss or impairment of physical sensation or consciousness. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] drug1668 stuporific1853 candy1925 spike1934 shit1946 juice1957 street drug1967 substance1967 dadah1980 product1983 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [noun] > state of physical stupefaction > physically stupefying > that which duller1620 stupefier1661 intoxicant1757 inebriant1813 stuporific1853 dullification1855 1853 Zoist Oct. 269 A doctor..may bleed, and physic, and mercurialize, and insist upon low diet, and give stuporifics when he ought to do none of these things. 1868 T. Morton Seeing Warren 11 Well, lie still, girl. I'll bring you a stuporific presently, and a pan of coals. 1921 Med. Times July 164/1 The first step in the cure [of insomnia] is the renunciation of all artificial agencies, such as stuporifics. 2008 P. Quarrington Ravine (2009) 145 I immediately reeled out of the basement apartment in search of stuporifics. I went first to the Pig's Snout, but it was no longer there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1771
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