moribund 音标拼音: [m'ɔrəbənd]
a . 垂死的
n . 垂死的人
垂死的垂死的人
moribund adj 1 :
not growing or changing ;
without force or vitality [
synonym :
{
stagnant }, {
moribund }]
2 :
being on the point of death ;
breathing your last ; "
a moribund patient "
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 ]
Moribund \
Mor "
i *
bund \,
n .
A dying person . [
R .]
[
1913 Webster ]
97 Moby Thesaurus words for "
moribund ":
apathetic ,
bad ,
benumbed ,
blase ,
bored ,
cachectic ,
dead ,
debilitated ,
decadent ,
declining ,
despaired of ,
deteriorating ,
done for ,
dopey ,
dormant ,
drained ,
droopy ,
drugged ,
dull ,
dying ,
ending ,
enervated ,
exanimate ,
exhausted ,
expiring ,
facing death ,
fading ,
failing ,
feeble ,
frail ,
given up ,
going ,
healthless ,
heavy ,
hebetudinous ,
hopeless ,
in articulo mortis ,
in extremis ,
in poor health ,
inanimate ,
incapable of life ,
inert ,
infirm ,
invalid ,
jaded ,
lackadaisical ,
languid ,
languishing ,
languorous ,
leaden ,
lethargic ,
lifeless ,
listless ,
low ,
lumpish ,
near death ,
nonviable ,
numb ,
obsolescent ,
on the wane ,
pale ,
peaked ,
peaky ,
phlegmatic ,
pooped ,
reduced ,
reduced in health ,
run -
down ,
sated ,
sickly ,
sinking ,
sleepy ,
slipping ,
slipping away ,
slow ,
sluggish ,
somnolent ,
stagnant ,
stagnating ,
stultified ,
supine ,
terminal ,
torpid ,
unhealthy ,
unsound ,
valetudinarian ,
valetudinary ,
vegetable ,
vegetative ,
wan ,
waning ,
weak ,
weakened ,
weakly ,
weary ,
with low resistance ,
world -
weary
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MORIBUND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Moribund is still sometimes used in its original literal sense of "approaching death", but it's much more often used to describe things When the economy goes bad, we hear about moribund mills and factories and towns; the economy itself may even be called moribund
MORIBUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary MORIBUND definition: 1 (especially of an organization or business) not active or successful: 2 (especially of an… Learn more
MORIBUND Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Moribund definition: in a dying state; near death See examples of MORIBUND used in a sentence
moribund, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . . There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word moribund, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
moribund adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of moribund adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
moribund - Wiktionary, the free dictionary moribund (not comparable) Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring quotations
MORIBUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe something as moribund, you mean that it is in a very bad condition