Narcotic Definition
när-kŏtĭk
narcotics
noun
narcotics
A drug, as opium or any of its derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine, etc.), used to relieve pain and induce sleep: narcotics are often addictive and in excessive doses can cause stupor, coma, or death.
Webster's New World
A controlled substance.
American Heritage Medicine
Any illicit drug, as LSD or marijuana.
Webster's New World
Anything that has a soothing, lulling, or dulling effect.
Webster's New World
A drug that, by law, is illegal or designated a controlled substance.
Webster's New World Law
adjective
Of, like, or capable of producing narcosis.
Webster's New World
Inducing sleep or stupor; causing narcosis.
American Heritage Medicine
Of or relating to narcotics, their effects, or their use.
American Heritage Medicine
Of, by, or for narcotic addicts.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Narcotic
Noun
Singular:
narcotic
Plural:
narcoticsOrigin of Narcotic
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Middle English narcotik from Old French narcotique from Medieval Latin narcōticum from Greek narkōtikon from neuter of narkōtikos numbing from narkōsis a numbing narcosis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, “Ι benumb"), from νάρκη (narkÄ“, “numbness, torpor").
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