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- [stoo-per, styoo-]
- /ˈstu pər, ˈstyu-/
- /stjˈuːpərəs/
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- [stoo-per, styoo-]
- /ˈstu pər, ˈstyu-/
Definitions of stuporous word
- noun stuporous suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor. 1
- noun stuporous mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction. 1
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Origin of stuporous
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin: astonishment, insensibility, equivalent to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -or -or1
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Parts of speech for Stuporous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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stuporous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stuporous
adj stuporous
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- comatose — A person who is comatose is in a coma.
- dead to the world — unaware of one's surroundings, esp fast asleep or very drunk
- hazy — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
adjective stuporous
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- inconscious — (obsolete) unconscious.
- laggard — a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
- nebbish — a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
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