stuporous

adjective

stu·​por·​ous ˈstü-p(ə-)rəs 

ˈstyü-

: marked or affected by or as if by stupor

had been taken, gray and stuporous, to the hospital

—Oliver Sacks

Examples of stuporous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stuporous summer audiences will typically show up in waves for any feature with a big enough marketing campaign. —Fortune, 11 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

stuporous

adjective

stu·​por·​ous ˈst(y)ü-p(ə-)rəs 

: marked or affected by stupor

was found in her home in a stuporous and unresponsive state

—Irving Robinson et al.

a stuporous patient