Moribund Definition

môrə-bŭnd, mŏr-
adjective
Dying.
Webster's New World
Approaching death; about to die.
American Heritage
Coming to an end.
Webster's New World
On the verge of becoming obsolete.
Moribund customs; a moribund way of life.
American Heritage
Having little or no vital force left.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun

A person who is near to dying.

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Other Word Forms of Moribund

Noun

Singular:
moribund
Plural:
moribunds

Origin of Moribund

  • Latin moribundus from morī to die mer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin moribundus (“dying")

    From Wiktionary

Moribund Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • This was the high tide of its prosperity; in New York in 1833 the organization was moribund, and its.

  • It is the wailing cry of a moribund nation.

  • Two White Storks, almost moribund were on the roadside.

  • The complete suppression of these small moribund states and the creation of the autocratic tsardom of Muscovy were the work of Ivan III., surnamed the Great, his son Basil and his grandson Ivan IV., commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, whose united reigns cover a period of 122 years (1462-1584).

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