Sekirov Dictionary

narcoleptic

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

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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. — 2018
•
(figurative) 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). — 2005
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(figurative) Lacking activity; drowsy, lethargic.
- 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. — 2017

noun1

One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").

forms

narcoleptics · more narcoleptic · most narcoleptic

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