MORIBUND

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


Etymology

Adjective

moribund (not comparable)

Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.

Almost obsolete, nearing an end.

Noun

moribund (plural moribunds)

A person who is near to dying.

Anagrams

• 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



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