hypnotically

Variant of hypnotic

adjective

  1. causing sleep; soporific
  2. of, characterized by, having the nature of, or inducing hypnosis
  3. easily hypnotized

Origin: Fr or LL: Fr hypnotique < LL hypnoticus < Gr hypnōtikos, tending to sleep < hypnos: see hypno-

noun

  1. any agent causing sleep; soporific
  2. a hypnotized person or one easily hypnotized

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