Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- After the manner of a narcotic; by means of a narcotic.
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- adverb In a
narcotic manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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If his plots sometimes creak and his characters come from stock architects, doctors, psychiatrists, his cool prose includes almost narcotically beautiful images while bursting with unsettling ideas.
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The game is rigged because the Republican paymasters are narcotically hooked to having a frightened and powerless workforce.
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So at least clearly I wasn't narcotically dependent on it.
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I knew Geof was right: I desperately needed some bone-deep, narcotically forgetful, sleep.
I. O. U. Nancy Pickard 1991
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I knew Geof was right: I desperately needed some bone-deep, narcotically forgetful, sleep.
I. O. U. Nancy Pickard 1991
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I knew Geof was right: I desperately needed some bone-deep, narcotically forgetful, sleep.
I. O. U. Nancy Pickard 1991
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I knew Geof was right: I desperately needed some bone-deep, narcotically forgetful, sleep.
I. O. U. Nancy Pickard 1991
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It stood there, absentmindedly chewing, too narcotically blissed by the salty delicacy in its chops to invest much effort in either battle or retreat.
Skinny Legs and All Robbins, Tom 1990
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Alone again, old Heythorp sat unmoving, his brain just narcotically touched.
Five Tales John Galsworthy 1900
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Alone again, old Heythorp sat unmoving, his brain just narcotically touched.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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