Sekirov Dictionary

comatose

UK /ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/US /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/

adjective 3
verb 1
forms 5

adjective3

•
In a coma: unconscious.
- the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
•
(informal) Fast asleep.
- She was lying comatose on the sofa.
•
(informal) 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)? — 1988

verb1

•
(informal, nonstandard) To make comatose; to send into, or as if into, a coma.
- killing everybody is a stupid idea, and comatosing everybody is equally so. — 1998

forms

comatosed · comatosing · comatoses · more comatose · most comatose

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