moribund Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite not growing or changing; without force or vitality
    stagnant.
  2. adjective satellite being on the point of death; breathing your last
    • a moribund patient

WordNet

Mor"i*bund adjective
Etymology
L. moribundus, from moriri to die. See Mortal.
Definitions
  1. In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.
    The patient was comatose and moribund. Copland.
Mor"i*bund noun
Definitions
  1. A dying person. R.

Webster 1913