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soporific

British pronunciation/sˌɒpɔːɹˈɪfɪk/
American pronunciation/sˌɑːpoːɹˈɪfɪk/
Soporific
[NOUN]
1

a drug that induces sleep

synonyms : hypnotic
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soporific
[ADJECTIVE]
1

sleep inducing

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2

causing one to become sleepy and mentally inactive

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Examples
1it's nearly soporific, that it's just nice.
2According to PBS: On Marilyn's bedside table was a virtual pharmacopoeia of sedatives, soporifics, tranquilizers, opiates, speed pills, and sleeping pills.
3Now, yes, it is very true that a boring meeting or lecture, especially in the afternoon, may be soporific.
4A personal computer game your girlfriend adores that-that-that- has always, that has always struck you as a warm milk soporific.
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