Narcotic
[nɑː'kɒtɪk] or [nɑr'kɑtɪk]
Definition
(noun.) a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction.
(adj.) inducing mental lethargy; 'a narcotic speech' .
(adj.) inducing stupor or narcosis; 'narcotic drugs' .
(adj.) of or relating to or designating narcotics; 'narcotic addicts'; 'narcotic stupor' .
Editor: Luke--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
(n.) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium.
Typist: Morton
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Stupefying, stupefactive.
Checked by Hillel
Definition
adj. having power to produce torpor sleep or deadness.—n. a medicine producing sleep or stupor.—n. Narcō′sis the stupefying effect of a narcotic.—adv. Narcot′ically.—n. Nar′cotine one of the organic bases or alkaloids occurring in opium.—v.t. Nar′cotise.—n. Nar′cotism the influence of narcotics or the effects produced by their use.
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Examples
- And long on the bright steps stood Gruff and Glum, looking after the pretty bride, with a narcotic consciousness of having dreamed a dream. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I see her now looking up into my face, and entreating me to prevent them from smothering her, and to be sure and give her a strong narcotic. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Moreover, the respite allowed by a narcotic is exceedingly brief, and a depression which is long and deep inevitably follows. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The drought which Reuben administered was of a sedative and narcotic quality, and secured the patient sound and undisturbed slumbers. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- If I had wanted to use anything save narcotic medicines that were poisons in themselves, I would not have administered any of those. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Such quick cures almost invariably contain one or more narcotic drugs, and not only do not relieve the cold permanently, but occasion subsequent disorders. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Only those who know of the suffering endured in former times can fully appreciate the decrease in pain brought about by the proper use of narcotics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In the hands of the physician, narcotics are a great blessing. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Even lozenges and pastilles are not free from fraud, but have a goodly proportion of narcotics, containing in some cases chloroform, morphine, and ether. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Hunger may be partially allayed by sleep or by the use of narcotics, tobacco and alcohol, all of which tend to diminish the disintegration of tissues. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- What if the effect of the drug should gradually fail, as all narcotics were said to fail? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- What is true of opium is equally applicable to other narcotics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Substances of the latter class are known as narcotics and stimulants. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Sooner or later, these pleasure-seekers begin to feel tired and worn, and some of them turn to drugs and narcotics for artificial strength. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Many of our soft drinks contain narcotics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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