COMATOSE


Meaning of COMATOSE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' k ō -m ə - ˌ t ō s, ' kä-

Function: adjective

Etymology: French comateux, from Greek k ō mat-, k ō ma

Date: 1755

1 : of, resembling, or affected with coma

2 : characterized by lethargic inertness : TORPID <a comatose economy>

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