Comatose
[kom-uh-tohs, koh-muh-] /ˈkɒm əˌtoʊs, ˈkoʊ mə-/
adjective
1.
affected with or characterized by coma.
2.
lacking alertness or energy; torpid:
comatose from lack of sleep.
/ˈkəʊməˌtəʊs; -ˌtəʊz/
adjective
1.
in a state of coma
2.
torpid; lethargic
adj.
1755, from Latinized form of Greek komat-, comb. form of koma (genitive komatos; see coma) + -ose (1). Perhaps immediately from French comateux. Transferred sense of “lethargic” is from 1828.
comatose co·ma·tose (kō’mə-tōs’, kŏm’ə-)
adj.
Read Also:
- Comatic
[koh-mat-ik] /koʊˈmæt ɪk/ adjective, Optics. 1. of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- Comatulid
[kuh-mach-uh-lid] /kəˈmætʃ ə lɪd/ noun 1. a free-swimming, stalkless crinoid; feather star. /kəˈmætjʊlɪd/ noun (pl) -lids, -lae (-liː) 1. any of a group of crinoid echinoderms, including the feather stars, in which the adults are free-swimming
- Comb
[kohm] /koʊm/ noun 1. a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place. 2. a . 3. any comblike instrument, object, or formation. 4. the fleshy, more or less serrated outgrowth on the head of certain gallinaceous birds, especially the domestic […]
- Comayagua
[kaw-mah-yah-gwah] /ˌkɔ mɑˈyɑ gwɑ/ noun 1. a city in W central Honduras.
- Combahee
[kuhm-bee, kuhm-bee] /kʌmˈbi, ˈkʌm bi/ noun 1. a river in S South Carolina, flowing SE to the Atlantic Ocean. 40 miles (64 km) long.