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moribund
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mor·i·bund
/
ˈmɔr
əˌbʌnd, ˈmɒr-
/
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[
mawr
-
uh
-buhnd,
mor
-
]
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adjective
1.
in a dying state; near death.
2.
on the verge of extinction or termination.
3.
not progressing or advancing; stagnant:
a moribund political party.
Origin:
1715–25;
<
Latin
moribundus
dying, equivalent to
mori-
(stem of
morī
to die) +
-bundus
adj. suffix
Related forms
mor·i·bun·di·ty,
noun
mor·i·bund·ly,
adverb
un·mor·i·bund,
adjective
un·mor·i·bund·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
moribund
(ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd)
—
adj
1.
near death
2.
stagnant; without force or vitality
[C18: from Latin, from
morī
to die]
mori'bundity
—
n
'moribundly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
moribund
1721, "about to die," from Fr. moribund (16c.), from L. moribundus "dying," from mori "to die" (see
mortal
). Fig. sense of "near an end" is from 1837.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
moribund
mor·i·bund (môr'ə-bŭnd')
n.
At the point of death; dying.
mor'i·bun'di·ty
(-bŭn'dĭ-tē)
n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
Conversely, some
moribund
administrations embrace desperate hyperactivity to
stave off their doom.
Wi-Fi is one of a few bright spots in the
moribund
semiconductor industry.
Italy's economy is stagnant, its businesses depressed—and its reforms
moribund
.
They sense his desperation as he seeks greener pastures as he flees his
moribund
home country.
The government's cash-for-clunkers program has lit up a
moribund
vehicle market.
Multilateralism has hardly been
moribund
as regional deals have mushroomed.
The point is that their slick, prosperous world is in fact
moribund
, so corrupt and monstrous that it is rotting on its feet.
On the other hand, it might only invite rampant corruption, or grant a temporary reprieve to a
moribund
political system.
And only some of the stuff its better-paid workers buy will come from the
moribund
rich world.
Our library is
moribund
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