narcoleptic
noun
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adj
Etymology: From narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”).
- Pertaining to or affected by narcolepsy.
“Miranda, who is narcoleptic and forgot to take her medication, was out cold for nearly 40 minutes after the plucky little girl called 911.”
- Lacking activity; drowsy, lethargic.
“A tour guide, who claimed to have been a former Israeli colonel, whisked us about while he discoursed on chickpeas, the Six-Day War and, for the Christians among us, Jesus' difficult end. But the trip was pleasant in a narcoleptic, summery kind of way.”
“The loneliness of this new life, he said, is mitigated by Jacques, who spent most of the interview beached in a narcoleptic reverie at my feet, snoring and farting.”
- Tending to "put someone to sleep"; extremely boring or tedious.
“The debate started at 11.30am, nudging out of port with a characteristically narcoleptic speech from Lord Campbell of Alloway (Con).”
noun
Etymology: From narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”).
- One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").