semiconscious

[sem-ee-kon-shuhs, sem-ahy-]

adjective

1. half-conscious; not fully conscious.

semiconscious

/ ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəs /

adjective

1. not fully conscious

Other Word Forms

• semiconsciousness noun
• semiconsciously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of semiconscious¹

First recorded in 1830–40; semi- + conscious

Example Sentences

An assessment of the scene would later indicate that Payne may have been semiconscious or unconscious when he fell.

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He was still in the ocean, but now he found himself clinging semiconsciously on to part of Marco’s boat.

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Some patients, terrified or semiconscious, tugged at his sleeve when he squeezed through the halls.

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Armed with a metal-tipped cane used to discipline dogs, Brooks beat Sumner senseless, leaving him semiconscious in a pool of his own blood.

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The uncoupling in “Ex-Wife” might be described as semiconscious, thanks to the next-level Prohibition alcohol consumption.

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