What does "narcoleptic" mean?

One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").

What is a synonym for "narcoleptic"?

Common synonyms include: anesthetized, comatose, doped, dreamy, drowsy, drugged.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").
2
a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep wordnet
3
a person who has narcolepsy wordnet

Adjective

1
Pertaining to or affected by narcolepsy.
"Miranda, who is narcoleptic and forgot to take her medication, was out cold for nearly 40 minutes after the plucky little girl called 911."
2
Lacking activity; drowsy, lethargic. figuratively
"A tour guide, who claimed to have been a former Israeli colonel, whisked us about while he discoursed on chickpeas, the Six-Day War and, for the Christians among us, Jesus' difficult end. But the trip was pleasant in a narcoleptic, summery kind of way."
3
Tending to "put someone to sleep"; extremely boring or tedious. figuratively
"The debate started at 11.30am, nudging out of port with a characteristically narcoleptic speech from Lord Campbell of Alloway (Con)."

Adjective

"Miranda, who is narcoleptic and forgot to take her medication, was out cold for nearly 40 minutes after the plucky little girl called 911."

From narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”).

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