stuporous

[ stoo-per-uhs, styoo- ]

adjective

1. in a stupor or daze; having a reduced ability to perceive or respond to sensory stimuli:

   The overdosed patient will be drowsy, stuporous, or actually comatose.

2. characterized by mental inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference; apathetic:

   “Some students are stuporous in class, if they get there at all,” the professor complained.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stuporous¹

First recorded in 1710–20; stupor ( def ) + -ous ( def )

Example Sentences

The lawsuit says that the night of Feb. 2, 2017, Piazza was pressured to consume a large amount of alcohol in the Beta Theta Pi house and “became stuporous.”

From Seattle Times

The lawsuit says that the night of Feb. 2, 2017, Tim Piazza was pressured to consume a large amount of alcohol in the Beta Theta Pi house and “became stuporous.”

From Washington Times

At least it might stir the stuporous crowd.

From New York Times

Grazda’s pearly black-and-white finish preserves the raggedy, stuporous air of the time with great dignity and pays its occasional menace the proper respect.

From New York Times

By now, all of my fellow grunts had either drunken themselves stuporous or had long since been rendered mute by pain.

From New York Times