/ ˈmɒrɪbʌnd; NAmE ˈmɔːr-; ˈmɑːr-/ adjective ( formal )
1.
( of an industry, an institution, a custom, etc. ) no longer effective and about to come to an end completely
2.
in a very bad condition; dying :
a moribund patient / tree
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Latin moribundus , from mori to die.