moribund (redirected from moribundly)

mor·i·bund  (môr-bnd, mr-)

adj.

1. Approaching death; about to die.

2. On the verge of becoming obsolete: moribund customs; a moribund way of life.

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[Latin moribundus, from mor, to die; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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mori·bundi·ty (-bnd-t) n.

mori·bundly adv.

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moribund [ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd]

adj

1. near death

2. stagnant; without force or vitality

[from Latin, from morī to die]

moribundity  n

moribundly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	moribund - not growing or changing; without force or vitality stagnant adynamic, undynamic - characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness
	2.	moribund - being on the point of death; breathing your last; "a moribund patient" dying - in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"

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moribund

adjective declining, weak, waning, standing still, stagnant, stagnating, on the way out, at a standstill, obsolescent, on its last legs, forceless the moribund housing market

Translations

moribund [ˈmɒrɪbʌnd] ADJ → moribundo

moribund [ˈmɒrɪbʌnd] adj → moribond(e)

moribund

adj person → todgeweiht (geh), → moribund (spec); species → im Aussterben begriffen; (fig) plan, policy → zum Scheitern verurteilt; customs, way of life → zum Aussterben verurteilt; the empire was in a moribund state → das Weltreich stand vor dem Untergang or ging seinem Untergang entgegen

moribund [ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd] adj → moribondo/a

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moribund [ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd] adj → moribondo/a