semiconscious
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- semiconsciously adverb
- semiconsciousness noun
Etymology
Origin of semiconscious
Example Sentences
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Some patients, terrified or semiconscious, tugged at his sleeve when he squeezed through the halls.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
The rescue workers found the dog on the second floor, where it was in a semiconscious state.
From Fox News • Mar. 15, 2022
From then on, she was never more than semiconscious as doctors tried hydroxychloroquine and, later, the experimental drug remdesivir.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2020
Not only had he lived, he was emerging from his semiconscious state.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2019
He was left semiconscious on the porch steps, the new snow covering him, until I convinced Jim to help me get him upstairs to his room.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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