comatose

co·ma·tose | \ ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs

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Definition of comatose

1 : of, resembling, or affected with coma The patient lay comatose, sustained by respirators.

2 : characterized by lethargic inertness : torpid a comatose economy Broadway was theatrically comatose that summer.

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She lay in a comatose state. the city's downtown has been comatose for years

Recent Examples on the Web The upshot was supposed to be thousands of mini-stimuli injected into a near-comatose consumer economy, raising prices and encouraging businesses to reopen. — James C. Cobb, Time, "If the Great Depression Is Any Indication, Things Won’t Just Go Back to ‘Normal’ After the Coronavirus Pandemic Ends," 27 Apr. 2020 The proximate cause of these firms’ miseries is familiar to anyone who’s not been comatose for the past two months: the coronavirus pandemic and its concomitant impact on the economy. — Robin Kaiser-schatzlein, The New Republic, "The “Shadow Banks” Are Back, and Still Too Big to Fail," 27 Apr. 2020 One day—hopefully soon—the city that never sleeps will turn to the task of waking up its comatose economy. — Kate King, WSJ, "Cuomo Turns an Eye to Restarting New York’s Economy After the Coronavirus Pandemic," 6 Apr. 2020 In the second season, Bonnie got a real story line — which required her to sit by her comatose mother in a hospital room few of the other characters ever visited. — Alex Pappademas, New York Times, "Sooner or Later, Zoë Kravitz Was Going to Be a Star," 13 Feb. 2020 When Burna Boy arrives three hours late to an east London studio on a balmy July evening, he is laid-back to the point of comatose -- and monosyllabic. — Nick Duerden, Billboard, "How Burna Boy Became Nigeria's Surprise Success Story," 19 July 2019 Traveling through the door takes you inside the mind of the person, while their semi-comatose body remains behind. — Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, "Who Do All The Keys Do On Locke & Key?," 7 Feb. 2020 Any Republican senator that hasn't been conflicted over this presidency is either comatose or is pretty useless. — Fox News, "Hogan Gidley on Macron's 'special relationship' with Trump," 25 Apr. 2018 At the season’s onset, Sir John Brannox (John Malkovich) steps in for the comatose Pius XIII (Jude Law). — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, "Is The Middle Way In The New Pope Based On A Real Book?," 13 Jan. 2020

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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comatose. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.

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