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stuporous

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stu·por  (stpr, sty-)
n.
1. A state of reduced or suspended sensibility.
2. A state of mental numbness, as that resulting from shock; a daze. See Synonyms at lethargy.
[Middle English, from Latin, from stupre, to be stunned.]
stupor·ous adj.
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Adj.1.stuporous - stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
foggy, groggy, logy, dazed
lethargic, unenrgetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"
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