a. and sb. Med. [f. L. sōpient-, sōpiens, pres. pple. of sōpīre SOPITE v.] a. adj. Having a dulling or deadening effect. b. sb. A soporific (Cent. Dict., 1891).
1804. Med. Jrnl., XII. 523. By the use of sopient mucilaginous potions … the symptoms greatly diminished.
