moribund

From French moribond, from Latin moribundus (“dying”).

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/

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• Hyphenation: mor‧i‧bund

moribund (not comparable)

1. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
   • 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 206:

     These moribund shapes were free as air - and nearly as thin.

2. (figurative) Almost obsolete; nearing an end.

moribund (plural moribunds)

1. A person who is near to dying.

• unmorbid

• IPA^(key): /moʁiˈbʊnt/

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• Rhymes: -ʊnt

moribund (strong nominative masculine singular moribunder, not comparable)

1. (also figurative) moribund (approaching death)

• “moribund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “moribund” in Duden online
• “moribund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon