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moribund

mo·ri·bund

US/ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

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2.

on the point of death; breathing your last

  • “a moribund patient”
  • “the expiring man was carried home by his two friends”
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Origin

From Latin moribundus (“dying”).

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