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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dying |
| Synonyms: | at death's door, at the end of the rope, declining, done for, doomed, expiring, fading, fated, going, mortal, mortally ill, on one's deathbed, on one's last leg, one foot in the grave, passing, perishing |
əˌbʌnd| Main Entry: | dying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | failing, expiring |
| Synonyms: | at death's door, at end of rope, decaying, declining, disintegrating, done for, doomed, ebbing, fading, fated, final, giving up the ghost, going, in extremis, moribund, mortal, on last leg, one foot in grave, passing, perishing, sinking, vanishing, withering |
| Antonyms: | creating, developing, growing, living, reviving |
| Main Entry: | moth-eaten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shabby; stale |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, dated, decayed, decrepit, dilapidated, moribund, old-fashioned, outdated, ragged, tattered, threadbare, worn-out |
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Example Sentences
- The point is that their slick, prosperous world is in fact moribund, so corrupt and monstrous that it is rotting on its feet.
- Economies become moribund but a powerful, humane idea never dies.
- It's the brightest spot on the landscape of a man who sees everything else as moribund.
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