COMATOSE


Meaning of COMATOSE in English

ˈkōməˌtōs, ˈkäm- adjective

also co·ma·tous -mə]d.əs, -təs\

Etymology: French comateux, from Greek kōmat-, kōma deep sleep + French -eux -ose, -ous — more at coma

1. : relating to, resembling, or affected with coma

comatose breathing

a comatose state

comatose patients

2. : dull and inactive : lethargic , torpid , drowsy

stout old men comatose on the sunny porch

the market has been comatose for several days

Broadway was theatrically comatose that summer

Synonyms: see lethargic

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