MORIBUND


Meaning of MORIBUND in English

mor ‧ i ‧ bund /ˈmɒrəbʌnd, ˈmɒrɪbʌnd $ ˈmɔː-, ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: moribundus , from mori 'to die' ]

1 . a moribund organization, industry etc is no longer active or effective and may be coming to an end:

The region’s heavy industry is still inefficient and moribund.

A cut in interest rates will help the country’s moribund housing market.

2 . literary slowly dying:

The patient was moribund by the time the doctor arrived.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.