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moribund

/ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/

Meanings
noun
A person who is near to dying.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the patient was moribund and unlikely to recover. "
medicine biology person body condition

Related Words

Illustration patient

patient noun

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

"The patient followed the doctor's instructions carefully. "

Illustration approaching

approaching verb

/əˈpɹəʊtʃɪŋ/ /əˈpɹoʊtʃɪŋ/

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

"The bus is approaching the stop, so get ready to board. "

Illustration stripped

stripped verb

/stɹɪpt/

To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.

"Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair."

Illustration expiring

expiring verb

/ɪkˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspaɪərɪŋ/

To die.

"The patient expired in hospital."

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obsolete adjective

/ˈɒbsəliːt/ /ɑbsəˈliːt/

(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

"The slide rule is now obsolete; calculators are used for calculations instead. "

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recover noun

/ɹɪˈkʌvə/ /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ /ɹiːˈkʌvə/ /ɹiˈkʌvɚ/

Recovery.

"After a long illness, her recovery was slow but steady. "

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finally adverb

/ˈfaɪ.nəl.i/ /ˈfaɪ.nl̩.i/

At the end or conclusion; ultimately.

"The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered."

Illustration customers

customers noun

/ˈkʌstəməz/ /ˈkʌstəmɚz/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

Illustration riddled

riddled verb

/ˈɹɪdəld/

To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.

"The fortune teller riddled about my future, making it hard to understand what she really meant. "

Illustration unlikely

unlikely noun

/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

Something or somebody considered unlikely.

"Winning the lottery is an unlikely prize for most people. "

Illustration explained

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Illustration disease

disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."