Stuporous

C2 16+

Pronunciation: /ˈstupərəs/

Definitions of stuporous

adjective describing a state of being in a daze or unconscious

Example Sentences

A1 The baby fell asleep in a stuporous state.

A2 After a long day at work, she sat on the couch in a stuporous daze.

B1 The patient was in a stuporous condition after the surgery.

B2 The effects of the medication left him feeling stuporous for hours.

C1 The heatwave made everyone feel lethargic and stuporous.

C2 The hypnotic music put the audience in a stuporous trance.

adverb in a manner that reflects a stupor

Example Sentences

A1 She walked around the room stuporously, clearly still half asleep.

A2 The patient stared blankly ahead, responding stuporously to the doctor's questions.

B1 After staying up all night studying, he stumbled stuporously into the exam room.

B2 The effects of the medication left her feeling stuporously drowsy.

C1 The jet lag had him moving through the airport stuporously, barely aware of his surroundings.

C2 Despite his stuporous state, he managed to complete the task with precision and accuracy.

Examples of stuporous in a Sentence

formal The patient remained stuporous after receiving a high dose of sedatives.

informal He was so drunk that he ended up stuporous on the couch.

slang She was completely stuporous after smoking that potent weed.

figurative The heat was so intense that it left everyone in a stuporous state.

Grammatical Forms of stuporous

past tense

stupored

plural

stuporous

comparative

more stuporous

superlative

most stuporous

present tense

stupors

future tense

will stupor

perfect tense

have stupored

continuous tense

is stuporing

singular

stuporous

positive degree

stuporous

infinitive

to stupor

gerund

stuporing

participle

stupored

Origin and Evolution of stuporous

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'stuporous' originated from the Latin word 'stupor' which means a state of unconsciousness or insensibility.
Evolution of the word: Over time, 'stuporous' has retained its original meaning of a state of mental dullness or insensibility, but it is now commonly used in medical contexts to describe a state of reduced consciousness or responsiveness.