narcoleptic
adjEtymology From narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”).
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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 June 4, Lia Eustachewich, “3-year-old girl saves mom's life”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
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Figuratively 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.2014 February 23, Gary Shteyngart, “Wet Hot Israeli Summer”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2022:
- 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 May 3, Michael Paterniti, “Brad Pitt Talks Divorce, Quitting Drinking, and Becoming a Better Man”, in GQ, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2023:
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Figuratively 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 July 15, Quentin Letts, “I am white, middle-class, love my wife, own my home and adore traditional TV sitcoms. So why does the BBC hate me?”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2015:
- Derived terms
- narcoleptically