comatose
adjective /ˈkəʊ.mə.təʊs/
/ˈkoʊ.mə.toʊs/ Definition
› specialized in a comaDisorders of muscles and the nervous system › informal very tired or in a deep sleep because of extreme tiredness, hard work, or too much alcohol: By midnight I was virtually comatose.Tired and making tiredSleep and sleeping
(Definition of comatose adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at your worst idiom
- be all in idiom
- be dead on your feet idiom
- be fit/ready to drop idiom
- bleary adjective
- fatigued adjective
- finish sb off phrasal verb
- fit to drop idiom
- haggard adjective
- half dead adjective
- jet lag noun
- poop verb (TIRED)
- prostrate adjective (VERY TIRED)
- punch-drunk adjective (TIRED)
- run yourself into the ground idiom
- shagged adjective
- shattered adjective (TIRED)
- sleepy adjective (PERSON)
- stonkered adjective
- whacked adjective
Topic:
Tired and making tired
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