moribund

/MOR-ih-bund/adjective

at the point of death; in terminal decline

The town's moribund mill limps along on one shift a week.
Synonyms
dying, declining, stagnant
Antonyms
thriving, flourishing
Root
mort- (death)
Memory hook
mori (die) + bund: bound for death.

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