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Definition of catatonic
1 : of, relating to, marked by, or affected with catatonia catatonic schizophrenia
2 : characterized by a marked lack of movement, activity, or expression tourists who were almost catatonic at finding themselves in their hero's presence — Neil Hickey
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Examples of catatonic in a Sentence
a catatonic stare was all that the neglected resident of the nursing home seemed capable of
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Ebony Archie, barefoot and crying, was almost catatonic.
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Of course, Cueto had to be perfect because the Giants offense was catatonic yet again.
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Indigo Jackson is an unusually lively and aware Lucky, Pozzo’s usually catatonic slave, whose one long speech is overwhelmed by a whole lot of madcap, athletic clowning.
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Origin and Etymology of catatonic
see catatonia
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Medical Definition of catatonic
: a catatonic individual
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