moribund
adjective·/ˈmɔːr.ɪ.bʌnd/
Near death; also, sinking into terminal decline, still present but no longer renewing itself. Moribund keeps a faint pulse. The thing endures, but only by inertia.
The moribund factory kept one light on at night, as if pretending production might resume.
Etymology
From Latin moribundus “about to die,” from mori “to die.” The word’s tone is clinical, but its implication is humane: an ending in progress.
Related Words
terminalapproaching an end; often medical
ossifiedhardened, rigid; a common stage before moribundity
defunctno longer functioning; more final
waningdiminishing; gentler in register