sedative
nounadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˈsɛdətɪv//
An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
noun
- 1
An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sedatif, from Anglo-Norman sedatif, from Medieval Latin sēdātīvus, which itself likely influenced the modern spelling. By surface analysis, sedate + -ive.
adjective
- 1
Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing
Forms
- plural
- sedatives
- comparative
- more sedative
- superlative
- most sedative
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sedative · An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
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