moribund
moribund
Definition
mori·bund (môr′i bund′)
adjective
- dying
- coming to an end
- having little or no vital force left
Etymology: L moribundus, dying < mori, to die: see mortal
mor′i·bund′·ity noun
moribund
Synonyms
moribund
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- ceo: Actions against larger bond you'll have moribund companynew ceo.
- economy: The key issue facing Koizumi is Japan's moribund economy.
- fish: Daily removal of dead and moribund fish should occur except when this might involve danger to personnel who work on sea cages.
- state: A farmer found a frigate bird in a moribund state in Shropshire, England on 7th November.
- market: The problems in London have also coincided with a moribund deal market in Birmingham.
- system: What we need is surely something to shake the moribund political system and put some meaning back into democracy by offering people a choice.
Modifying Another Word
- virtually: On the ground, Labor is virtually moribund in many parts of the country.
- almost: Two White Storks, almost moribund were on the roadside.
- now: She remarked that she had been heavily involved with the now moribund River Derwent Trust.
- rather: On the estuary side from the rather moribund Weston Point Docks was the now derelict Weston Mersey side lock down to the Mersey.
- largely: Not just under threat, it is largely moribund.
- increasingly: Under Ottoman rule, Egypt became a somewhat neglected corner of a large and increasingly moribund empire.
Used with adjective complement
- become: The Monmouth Rowing Club also became moribund about that time.
- find: One, Portland, Dorset, found moribund 10 February 2002 ( photographed ).
- remain: As the abolitionist agenda advances, an NWC is becoming ever more conceivable - unlike GCD, which has remained moribund since 1964.
- look: The affordable hot hatch market was, for a short period, looking rather moribund.
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