comatose

[ kom-uh-tohs, koh-muh- ]

adjective

1. affected with or characterized by coma.
2. lacking alertness or energy; torpid:

   comatose from lack of sleep.

comatose

/ -ˌtəʊz; ˈkəʊməˌtəʊs /

adjective

1. in a state of coma
2. torpid; lethargic

Derived Forms

• ˈcomaˌtosely, adverb

Other Words From

• coma·tosely adverb
• coma·toseness com·a·tos·i·ty [kom-, uh, -, tos, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of comatose¹

1745–55; < Greek komat- (stem of kôma coma ¹ ) + -ose ¹

Example Sentences

Let’s be really real: We’re going to be in a comatose state for several days.

From Los Angeles Times

As if on cue, the Dodgers scored five unearned runs in the top of the fifth inning, waking up the comatose Paradise crowd.

From Los Angeles Times

From 1996 to 2000 Luster used the illegal drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, to put his victims in a “life-threatening state of unconsciousness” and engage in “sadistic sexual abuse of their comatose bodies,” according to the D.A.’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times

She still has the same shallow ambitions, the same ugly self-loathing that lets her leave her comatose older body lying on the bathroom floor like a dirty towel.

From Los Angeles Times

But Aemond is more experienced in statecraft and, importantly, consistent in his hatred for the comatose king.

From Salon

Related Words

• senseless