moribund

[ mawr-uh-buhnd, mor- ]
/ ˈmɔr əˌbʌnd, ˈmɒr- /

adjective

in a dying state; near death.
on the verge of extinction or termination.
not progressing or advancing; stagnant: a moribund political party.

Origin of moribund

1715–25; < Latin moribundus dying, equivalent to mori- (stem of morī to die) + -bundus adj. suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM moribund

mor·i·bun·di·ty, noun mor·i·bund·ly, adverb un·mor·i·bund, adjective un·mor·i·bund·ly, adverb

Words nearby moribund

morgenthau, morgue, mori, moria, moriah, moribund, morini, morioka, morion, moriori, morisco

British Dictionary definitions for moribundity

moribund
/ (ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd) /

adjective

near death
stagnant; without force or vitality

Derived forms of moribund

moribundity, noun moribundly, adverb

Word Origin for moribund

C18: from Latin, from morī to die

Medical definitions for moribundity

moribund
[ môr′ə-bŭnd′ ]

n.

At the point of death; dying.

Other words from moribund

mor′i•bun′di•ty (-bŭn′dĭ-tē) n.