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   mor·i·bund

   /ˈmôrəˌbənd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) at the point of death: "on examination she was moribund and dehydrated" Similar dyingexpiringon one's deathbednear deathnear the endat death's doorbreathing one's lastfading/sinking fastnot long for this worldfailing rapidlyon one's last legsin extremisinformal:with one foot in the graveOpposite thrivingrecovering
   • ▪ (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor: "the moribund commercial property market" Similar decliningin declineon the declinewaningdyingstagnatingstagnantdecayingcrumblingatrophyingobsolescenton its last legsinformal:on the way outOpposite flourishing

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin moribundus, from mori ‘to die’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. moribundity noun

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   Jul 10, 2012 · moribund: [adjective] being in the state of dying : approaching death.

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   MORIBUND definition: 1. (especially of an organization or business) not active or successful: 2. (especially of an…. Learn more.

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   moribund: 1 adj being on the point of death; breathing your last “a moribund patient” Synonyms: dying in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be adj not growing or changing; without force or vitality Synonyms: stagnant adynamic , undynamic characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness

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   Moribund definition: in a dying state; near death. See examples of MORIBUND used in a sentence.

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   2 meanings: 1. near death 2. stagnant; without force or vitality.... Click for more definitions.

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   MORIBUND meaning: 1. (especially of an organization or business) not active or successful: 2. (especially of an…. Learn more.

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   Define moribund. moribund synonyms, moribund pronunciation, moribund translation, English dictionary definition of moribund. adj. 1. Approaching death; about to die. 2. On the verge of becoming obsolete: moribund customs; a moribund way of life. 3.

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    A cut in interest rates will help the country’s moribund housing market. 2 literary FINISH/COME TO AN END slowly dying The patient was moribund by the time the doctor arrived. Examples from the Corpus moribund • With inflation apparently moribund, a big jump in rates seems unlikely. • Not that there is anything moribund about her career.

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    Moribund definition: Approaching death; about to die. Politically moribund, it succumbed to the attacks of its virile southern neighbours, who, having emerged from foreign tutelage, developed according to the natural laws of their own genius and environment.