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comatous

comatous is the archaic form of comatose.

Meaning of comatose

Adjective

comatose (comparative more comatose, superlative most comatose)

  1. In a coma: unconscious.
    • the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
  2. (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, Vicki Lansky, Fat-proofing your children-- so that they never become diet-addicted adults., page 24
  3. (informal) Fast asleep.
    • She was lying comatose on the sofa.

See all 4 meanings of comatose

Forms of comatous

comparativemore comatous
superlativemost comatous

Questions about comatous

What is comatous the archaic form of?
Comatous is the archaic form of comatose.

Words near comatous in the dictionary

  1. comatosely
  2. comatoseness
  3. comatoses
  4. comatosing
  5. comatosity
  6. comatous
  7. comatrices
  8. comatrix
  9. comatula
  10. comatulae
  11. comatulas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: comatous (page history and authors); comatose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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