comatose

adj
/ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/UK/ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/US

Etymology

* perhaps from French comateux * From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)

  1. borrowed from κῶμα
  2. derived from comateux

Definitions

  1. In a coma

    In a coma: unconscious.

    • the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
  2. Drowsy or lethargic.

    • Weary of big Sunday dinners that leave you feeling comatose (and result in your having to spend Sunday evening scrubbing the kitchen)?
    • The thought of food snapped her out of her comatose demeanor.
    • I felt comatose, passing time instead of living as passions went unfulfilled.
  3. Fast asleep.

    • She was lying comatose on the sofa.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To make comatose

      To make comatose; to send into, or as if into, a coma.

      • killing everybody is a stupid idea, and comatosing everybody is equally so.
      • [Liverpool is] #1 in the league for murdering and comatosing fans of othe rclubs.
      • Then slipping on my silky dernier and tights, g-strings sculpted my voluptuous cheeks, brassiere comatosing my wobbly knockers.

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