stuporous (adj.)

1843, from stupor + -ous. Related: Stuporously; stuporousness.

Entries linking to stuporous

late 14c., from Latin stupor "insensibility, numbness, dullness," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid).

word-forming element making adjectives from nouns, meaning "having, full of, having to do with, doing, inclined to," from Old French -ous, -eux, from Latin -osus (compare -ose (1)). In chemistry, "having a lower valence than forms expressed in -ic."

Share stuporous

‘cite’

Page URL:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/stuporous

HTML Link:

<a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/stuporous">Etymology of stuporous by etymonline</a>

APA style:

Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of stuporous. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved $(datetime), from https://www.etymonline.com/word/stuporous

Chicago style:

Harper Douglas, “Etymology of stuporous,” Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed $(datetime), https://www.etymonline.com/word/stuporous.

MLA style:

Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of stuporous.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/stuporous. Accessed $(datetimeMla).

IEEE style:

D. Harper. “Etymology of stuporous.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/stuporous (accessed $(datetime)).

Definitions of stuporous

stuporous (adj.)

stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion);

Synonyms: dazed / foggy / groggy / logy

From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near stuporous

stupefy

stupendous

stupid

stupidity

stupor

stuporous

sturdy

sturgeon

Sturm und Drang

Sturmabteilung

stutter