moribund
pronunciation
How to pronounce moribund in British English:
UK [ˈmɒrɪbʌnd]
How to pronounce moribund in American English:
US [ˈmɔrɪbʌnd]
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- Adjective:
- not growing or changing; without force or vitality
- on the point of death; breathing your last
Word Origin
- moribund (adj.)
- 1721, "about to die," from Middle French moribund (16c.), from Latin moribundus "dying, at the point of death," from mori "to die" (see mortal (adj.)). Figurative sense of "near an end" is from 1837. Related: Moribundity.
Example
- 1. They said it was outdated , moribund , and in decline .
- 2. It was a perfect union that single-handedly revived the moribund mp3-player market .
- 3. By boosting technology and co-operation across the bureaucracy , this would seem to promise improvements throughout india 's moribund public sector .
- 4. That looked moribund compared with the 9 % rate confirmed in germany a few days earlier .
- 5. But just a year before the first phase was to have been completed , the site is moribund .