comatose

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ / /ˈkɒm.əˌtəʊs/ / /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/

adj

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

In a coma: unconscious.
“the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.”
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.”
Fast asleep.
“She was lying comatose on the sofa.”

verb

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

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.”