soporifically
In sleep-causing manner
In a manner that induces sleep or drowsiness.
A professor lecturing soporifically puts students to sleep.
The word extends to anything tediously dull: The meeting droned on soporifically until even the note-takers gave up.
Sustained monotonous sound
- tediouslyIn a wearisome way
- boringlyIn an uninteresting manner
- dullyWithout liveliness or sharpness
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
flatly · lifelessly · tonelessly · repetitively · plodding · meandering · long-winded · rambling
In a tired manner
- drowsilyIn a tired way
- lethargicallyIn a drowsy, sluggish manner
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
- wearilyIn exhausted manner
groggily · heavily · languidly · listlessly · torpidly · blearily · dully · numbly
In tranquil fashion
- serenelyIn a calm manner
- tranquillyIn a calm way
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- softlyWith little volume
quietly · restfully · lullingly · mellowly · placidly · sedately · meditatively · whisperingly
In dulling fashion
- anesthetizingCausing loss of sensation
- tranquilizingAdministering calming drugs
- deadeninglyIn a dulling manner
- dopilyIn a dazed manner
hazily · foggily · doping · drugging · dulling · blunting · muffling · suppressing
droning
Sustained monotonous sound
drearily · flatly · lifelessly · tonelessly · repetitively · plodding · meandering · long-winded · rambling · unvarying
sleepily
In a tired manner
- drowsilyIn a tired way
- lethargicallyIn a drowsy, sluggish manner
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
wearily · groggily · heavily · languidly · listlessly · torpidly · blearily · dully · numbly · stupefied
peacefully
In tranquil fashion
- serenelyIn a calm manner
- tranquillyIn a calm way
- gentlyIn a mild manner
softly · quietly · restfully · lullingly · mellowly · placidly · sedately · meditatively · whisperingly · comfortingly
numbingly
In dulling fashion
- anesthetizingCausing loss of sensation
- tranquilizingAdministering calming drugs
- deadeninglyIn a dulling manner
dopily · hazily · foggily · doping · drugging · dulling · blunting · muffling · suppressing · dampening
soporificallystimulatingly
In an exciting manner
invigoratingly · exhilaratingly · electrifyingly · bracingly · perkily
soporificallycaptivatingly
In an enchanting way
enthrallingly · absorbingly · grippingly · fascinatingly · thrillingly