Meaning

1 senses

  1. A person who is near to dying.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. A moribund love is not resuscitated.

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  2. Their project hopes to revitalize a moribund language.

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  3. An idea without realization is a moribund thought.

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  4. The organization was once quite active, but now it's effectively moribund.

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Origin

From Latin moribundus (“dying”).

From Latin moribundus (“dying”).

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Forms

plural: moribunds
Singularmoribund
Pluralmoribunds

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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