moribund
AdjectiveSynonyms:
stagnant
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- not growing or changing; without force or vitalitySynonyms: stagnant
- being on the point of death; breathing your last“a moribund patient”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Moribund \Mor"i*bund\, a. [L. moribundus, from moriri to die. See Mortal.] In a dying state; dying; at the point of death. [1913 Webster]
The patient was comatose and moribund. --Copland. [1913 Webster]
Moribund \Mor"i*bund\, n. A dying person. [R.] [1913 Webster]