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Moribund (adjective)

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1. Approaching death; coming to an end.2. No longer effective or active; stagnant; not progressing or advancing.Moribund comes from the Latin word morior, which means “to die.” This same Latin verb also gives us the fertile root mort. The following words are derived from this powerful root: mortal, immortal, mortality, mortuary, postmortem, mortify, and rigor mortis.

Front	Moribund (adjective)
Back	1. Approaching death; coming to an end. 2. No longer effective or active; stagnant; not progressing or advancing. Moribund comes from the Latin word morior, which means “to die.” This same Latin verb also gives us the fertile root mort. The following words are derived from this powerful root: mortal, immortal, mortality, mortuary, postmortem, mortify, and rigor mortis.

Moribund Latin Adjective Approaching Death Coming End Longer