narcotic meaning
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[-ɒtɪk] WNarcotic
- The term narcotic (/nɑrˈkɒtɨk/, from ancient Greek ναρκῶ narkō, "to make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with any sleep-inducing properties.
- From a pharmacological standpoint it is not a useful term, as is evinced by the historically varied usage of the word.
- Alcohol is the principle that gives to ardent spirit and wine their intoxicating power; while the narcotic principle to opium and tobacco imparts similar properties.
- — Edward Hitchcock, American Temperance Society (1830)
- NounPLnarcoticsPREnarco-SUF-otic
- AdjectiveCOMmore narcoticSUPmost narcotic
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.
- The "war on drugs" is a campaign against the use of narcotic drugs.
- Your man is caught dead-handed. He has the gun in his hand, or the marijuana in the car, or the narcotics in his suitcase...
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of narcotic in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
- en narcotick
- en narcotics
- en narcotical
- en narcoticize
- en narcotically
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "narcotic" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.