mor·i·bund 
(môrə-bŭnd′, mŏr-)
(môrə-bŭnd′, mŏr-)adj.
1. Approaching death; about to die.
2. On the verge of becoming obsolete: moribund customs; a moribund way of life.
3. Barely active or in use, especially after a period of intense activity: a moribund stock market.
[Latin moribundus, from morī, to die; see mer- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
mor′i·bundi·ty (-bŭndĭ-tē) n.
mori·bund′ly adv.