stuporous

[stoo-per, styoo-]

stu·por

[stoo-per, styoo-]
noun
1.
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
2.
mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: astonishment, insensibility, equivalent to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -or -or1

stu·por·ous, adjective


2. inertia, lethargy, daze.

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Stuporous is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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stupor (ˈstjuːpə)
 
n
1.  a state of unconsciousness
2.  mental dullness; torpor
 
[C17: from Latin, from stupēre to be aghast]
 
'stuporous
 
adj

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