moribund
(adjective) being on the point of death; breathing your last; “a moribund patient”
stagnant, moribund
(adjective) not growing or changing; without force or vitality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moribund (not comparable)
Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
Almost obsolete, nearing an end.
moribund (plural moribunds)
A person who is near to dying.
• unmorbid
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"i*bund, a. Etym: [L. moribundus, from moriri to die. See Mortal.]
Definition: In a dying state; dying; at the point of death. The patient was comatose and moribund. Copland.
Mor"i*bund, n.
Definition: A dying person. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
