Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stupefactive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stu-pe-fac-tive
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inducing stupor; making drowsy; stupefacient.

Example Sentences

"Opium and laudanum, which is a preparation of opium, are both stimulating and stupefactive."

Etymology

Compare French stupéfactif.

Inflected Forms

more stupefactive (comparative) most stupefactive (superlative)

Questions

What does stupefactive mean?: Inducing stupor; making drowsy; stupefacient.
Where does stupefactive come from?: Compare French stupéfactif.

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