Meaning & use
Semicomatose
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In a state partway between full consciousness and a coma; only partially responsive.
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The accident victim was found semicomatose at the scene and rushed to the hospital.
By midnight, exhaustion had left him semicomatose on the couch, barely able to respond.
A note on using this word
Combines the prefix 'semi-' (half) with 'comatose'; used both in strict medical diagnosis and loosely to describe extreme drowsiness.
Words with a similar meaning
stuporoushalf-conscious
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Words with an opposite meaning
alertfully conscious
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