comatose

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12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ (UK)
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/ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ (UK) · /ˈkɒm.əˌtəʊs/ (UK) · /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/ (US) · /ˈkɑm.əˌtoʊs/ (US)

Definition of comatose

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. In a coma: unconscious.
    “the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.”
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adj

  1. In a coma: unconscious.
    “the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.”
  2. (informal)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.”
    “But most of all I'm sick of feeling comatose, like I'm walking through a fog.”
  3. (informal)Fast asleep.
    “She was lying comatose on the sofa.”

verb

  1. (colloquial, nonstandard, rare)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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Etymology

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

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