First Known Use: circa 1721
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moribund
adjective mor·i·bund \ˈmȯr-ə-(ˌ)bənd, ˈmär-\
: no longer active or effective : close to failure
: very sick : close to death
Full Definition of MORIBUND
1
: being in the state of dying : approaching death
2
: being in a state of inactivity or obsolescence
— mor·i·bun·di·ty \ˌmȯr-ə-ˈbən-də-tē, ˌmär-\ noun
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Origin of MORIBUND
Latin moribundus, from mori to die — more at murder
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- dying, at death's door
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moribund
adjective mor·i·bund \ˈmȯr-ə-(ˌ)bənd, ˈmär-\
Medical Definition of MORIBUND
: being in the state of dying : approaching death <in the moribund patient deepening stupor and coma are the usual preludes to death—Norman Cameron>
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