narcoleptic means Pertaining to or affected by narcolepsy. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
adj
- 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.”
- Lacking activity; drowsy, lethargic.“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.”
- Tending to "put someone to sleep"; extremely boring or tedious.“The debate started at 11.30am, nudging out of port with a characteristically narcoleptic speech from Lord Campbell of Alloway (Con).”
noun
- One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").