moribund

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moribund

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(Adjective) Death-bound/dying. (I, at least, wouldn't describe death as necessarily imminent, just inevitable in weeks or months.) Or even just "in real bad shape," with no meaningful hope of near-term recovery.

moribund

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near death

moribund

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(Adjective) at the point of death.

Usage: The patient was moribund.
The moribund shipbuilding industry...

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