mor·i·bund
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mor´i|bund|ly — mor|i|bund «MR uh buhnd, MOR », adjective, noun. –adj. at the point of death or extinction; dying: »a moribund person, Figurative. a moribund political party. –n. a dying person. ╂[< Latin moribundus < morī to die] –mor´i|bund|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
mor|i|bund — «MR uh buhnd, MOR », adjective, noun. –adj. at the point of death or extinction; dying: »a moribund person, Figurative. a moribund political party. –n. a dying person. ╂[< Latin moribundus < morī to die] –mor´i|bund|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
bund — bund·ist; bund·weed; cog·i·ta·bund; cum·mer·bund; fu·ri·bund; pu·di·bund; saeng·er·bund; staa·ten·bund; bund; mor·i·bund; … English syllables
moribund — mor·i·bund … English syllables
moribund — mor|i|bund [ˈmɔrıbʌnd US ˈmo: , ˈma: ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: moribundus, from mori to die ] 1.) a moribund organization, industry, etc is no longer active or effective and may be coming to an end ▪ The region s heavy industry is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
moribund — mor|i|bund [ mɔrə,bʌnd ] adjective FORMAL no longer effective and not likely to continue for much longer: a moribund economy/industry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
moribund — mor•i•bund [[t]ˈmɔr əˌbʌnd, ˈmɒr [/t]] adj. 1) near death or termination 2) not progressing; stagnant; lifeless • Etymology: 1715–25; < L moribundus dying =mori (s. of morī to die) + bundus adj. suffix … From formal English to slang
moribund — Dying; at the point of death. [L. moribundus, dying, fr. morior, to die] * * * mor·i·bund mȯr ə (.)bənd, mär adj being in the state of dying: approaching death <in the moribund patient deepening stupor and coma are the usual preludes to death … Medical dictionary
Moribund — Mor i*bund, a. [L. moribundus, from moriri to die. See {Mortal}.] In a dying state; dying; at the point of death. [1913 Webster] The patient was comatose and moribund. Copland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moribund — Mor i*bund, n. A dying person. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
