in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"
backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"
(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"
a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"
a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"
of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"
existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans"
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"
packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"
closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope