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Meaning of 'narcotic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Narcotic [ a.]
- Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
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.

Meaning of 'narcotic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . narcotic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or designating narcotics
Example in sentence:
  • narcotic addicts;
  • narcotic stupor
2 . narcotic [ s]
Meaning (2):
- inducing mental lethargy
Example in sentence:
  • a narcotic speech
Meaning (3):
- inducing stupor or narcosis
Example in sentence:
  • narcotic drugs

Nearby Words:

narceine narcissine narcissus narcissuses narcosis narcotical narcotine narcotinic narcotism narcotize

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