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comatose

co·ma·tose [ kṓmə tss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. in coma: in a coma

2. unable to function: in a very tired or drunken state ( informal )
After driving 14 hours in a snowstorm, I was comatose the entire next day.

[Late 17th century. < Greek kōmat- "deep sleep"]

co·ma·tose·ly adverb
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