Etymology * perhaps from French comateux * From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)
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In a coma: unconscious.
the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
Weary of big Sunday dinners that leave you feeling comatose (and result in your having to spend Sunday evening scrubbing the kitchen)?1988, Vicki Lansky, Fat-proofing your children-- so that they never become diet-addicted adults., page 24:
The thought of food snapped her out of her comatose demeanor.2009, Joel Schnoor, I Laid an Egg on Aunt Ruth's Head, page 180:
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I felt comatose, passing time instead of living as passions went unfulfilled.2009, Daylle Deanna Schwartz, Nice Girls Can Finish First, page xi:
But most of all I'm sick of feeling comatose, like I'm walking through a fog.2015, Delilah S. Dawson, Servants of the Storm, page 14:
Etymology * perhaps from French comateux * From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)
killing everybody is a stupid idea, and comatosing everybody is equally so.1998 February 8, rob, “Death Penalty”, in nz.general (Usenet):
[Liverpool is] #1 in the league for murdering and comatosing fans of othe rclubs.2006 July 26, Mike Hunt, “Ranking. Nice.”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool (Usenet):
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Then slipping on my silky dernier and tights, g-strings sculpted my voluptuous cheeks, brassiere comatosing my wobbly knockers.2019 April 28, John Finnan, Mustang Bally, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 68: