Definition
Meaning of 'narcotic'
Meaning of 'narcotic' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Narcotic 
[ a.]
- Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a
narcotic. [ a.]2. 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. [ n.]Meaning of 'narcotic' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. narcotic [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or designating narcotics
- of or relating to or designating narcotics
Example in sentence:
- narcotic addicts;
- narcotic stupor
2. narcotic [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- inducing mental lethargy
- inducing mental lethargy
Example in sentence:
- a narcotic speech
Meaning (3):
- inducing stupor or narcosis
- inducing stupor or narcosis
Example in sentence:
- narcotic drugs
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