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[ UK /kˌætɐtˈɒnɪk/ ]
[ US /ˌkætəˈtɑnɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs

How To Use catatonic In A Sentence

  • Tea has 4000 years of History and very few associated Deaths or maimings whilst H&S has knocked countless souls in catatonic stupification with its idiocy. Nanny Knows Best « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
  • It was at one of those catatonic evenings when a dramatic turnaround was in the offing.
  • His leading men are two teenage boys who are so undemonstrative as to be almost catatonic.
  • The play is interesting as an exercise, but the ‘plot twist’ comes too late in the game for an audience that is nearly catatonic itself by the end of the first act.
  • `They're like a couple of catatonic animals that somebody's experimented on,' Andy laughed. MUSIC FOR BOYS
  • Meanwhile, back on the stoep, both men are rooted to their chairs in what appears to be a catatonic stupor.
  • By the time the end of the week occurs I'm in some sort of rageless catatonic state; I'm able to converse with people, but it's probably way more about brunch (I really like brunch) than anything of substance. Salon
  • Stupor or catalepsy, mutism, posturing/grimacing/stereotypy, echolalia or echopraxia and excessive motor activity were the main catatonic features.
  • Instead of finding yourself in a state of stoic ataraxia you might find yourself catatonic or enraged beyond the point of recovery.
  • Every time a camera panned to a table its members looked catatonic, which is par for the course at New Year, but usually with a little help from a dram.
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