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moribund

[ mawr-uh-buhnd, mor- ]

/ ˈmɔr əˌbʌnd, ˈmɒr- /

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adjective

in a dying state; near death.

on the verge of extinction or termination.

not progressing or advancing; stagnant: a moribund political party.

Words nearby moribund

morgenthau, morgue, mori, moria, moriah, moribund, morini, morioka, morion, moriori, morisco

Origin of moribund

1715–25; < Latin moribundus dying, equivalent to mori- (stem of morī to die) + -bundus adj. suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM moribund

mor·i·bun·di·ty, nounmor·i·bund·ly, adverbun·mor·i·bund, adjectiveun·mor·i·bund·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for moribund

Then Heal STL was burned down Monday like a moribund body for cremation.
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Now French investigators, with the help of the FBI, want to know if it is more than a moribund coincidence.
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Is Palestinian culture to blame for the moribund state of the Palestinian economy?
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Palestinian leaders have said they will press him to make a bold play to reinvigorate the moribund peace process.
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The pulse of the moribund state is nearly always small, very rapid (130-150), and thready, without force or fulness.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Mr. Moribund, by his will, left everything of which he was possessed to his widow absolutely.
De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bona|Ernest Evan Spicer
Many of these patients were conveyed to the hospital in extreme conditions; occasionally they were moribund on admission.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Again there was more energy than the moribund are wont to manifest.
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The driver once more hitched the reins over the back of his moribund beast, and they started uptown.
Mortmain|Arthur Cheny Train

British Dictionary definitions for moribund

moribund

/ (ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd) /

adjective

near death

stagnant; without force or vitality

Derived forms of moribund

moribundity, nounmoribundly, adverb

Word Origin for moribund

C18: from Latin, from morī to die

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Medicine definitions for moribund

moribund

[ môr′ə-bŭnd′ ]

n.

At the point of death; dying.

Other words from moribund

mor′i•bun′di•ty (-bŭn′dĭ-tē) n.

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