adjective
approaching death or a final end
found lying moribund in her bed
with its mills shut down the city's economy was moribund
Synonyms: dying
Related Word: expiring, fading, going; decadent, deteriorating, regressing
Idioms: at death's door, on one's last legs, with one foot in the grave
Contrasted words: booming, flourishing, prospering, thriving; lively, viable