narcotic

narcotic
I adjective anesthetic, anodyne, anodynous, assuaging, assuasive, calmant, calmative, deadening, depressant, dulling, hypnotic, mitigating, narcotical, opiate, painkilling, palliative, paregoric, sedative, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, soothing, soporiferous, soporific, stupefactive, torporific, tranquilizing II noun alleviative, alleviator, anesthetic, anodyne, assuasive drug, barbiturate, calmative, depressant, dope, drug, hypnotic, lenitive, medication, medicine, mitigative, opiate, pain reliever, painkiller, palliative, sedative, somnifacient, soother, soporific, stupefacient, tranquilizer III index cannabis

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


narcotic
n.
A pain-relieving drug that also causes drowsiness or stupor and is often addictive, many of which are used medically but also abused illegally.
adj.
narcotic

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


narcotic
n. A drug that, by law, is illegal or designated a controlled substance.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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