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Moribund

/ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/

A person who is near to dying.

📖 Definitions of "Moribund"

noun
  1. 1

    A person who is near to dying.

adjective
  1. 1

    Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.

  2. 2

    Almost obsolete, nearing an end.

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WordDefinition
stagnant(figurative) Without progress or change; stale; inactive.
adynamicNot dynamic; without strength or vigor.
undynamicNot dynamic.
expiringEnding, terminating, dying.

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WordDefinition
dyingnounApproaching death; about to die; moribund.
expiringEnding, terminating, dying.
stagnant(figurative) Without progress or change; stale; inactive.
adynamicNot dynamic; without strength or vigor.
undynamicNot dynamic.
morient(rare, literary) Dying, moribund.
deadlyCausing death; lethal.
morbifickObsolete form of morbific. [That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic.]
graveboundHeaded for the grave or death.
all-a-mortAlternative form of alamort (“dejected”). [(obsolete) Half-dead; in a depressed condition; dejected.]
mortallObsolete spelling of mortal. [Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.]
dead(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
doom'dverbObsolete spelling of doomed. [Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.]
tabidnounA barangay of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
mortiferousCausing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal.
far goneAlmost entirely used up or elapsed.
deadbornnoun(dated, rare) Stillborn.
alamort(obsolete) Half-dead; in a depressed condition; dejected.
fatalCausing death or destruction.
doomwardToward one's doom.

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